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New Mexico

–noun
a state in the SW United States. 1,299,968; 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.

New Mex⋅i⋅can, adjective, noun
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New Mexico Abbr. NM or N.M. or N.Mex.  
A state of the southwest United States on the Mexican border. It was admitted as the 47th state in 1912. Site of prehistoric cultures that long preceded the Pueblo civilization encountered by the Spanish in the 16th century, the region was governed as a province of Mexico after 1821 and ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The original territory (established 1850) included Arizona and part of Colorado and was enlarged by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Sante Fe is the capital and Albuquerque the largest city. Population: 1,970,000.
New Mexican adj.
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New Mexico

State in the southwestern United States bordered by Colorado to the north, Oklahoma and Texas to the east, Texas and Mexico to the south, and Arizona to the west. Its capital is Santa Fe, and its largest city is Albuquerque.

Note: Center of the Los Alamos Research Center, where the atomic bomb was developed.
Note: An important center of Native American culture and home to Navajo reservations.
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