ɪ noun
suntan ( def 2 ).
Origin:
apparently after Mérida, Mexico
apparently after Mérida, Mexico
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Mérida (Spanish ˈmeriða) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a city in SE Mexico, capital of Yucatán state: founded in 1542 on the site of the ancient Mayan city of T'ho; centre of the henequen industry; university. Pop: 919 000 (2005 est) |
| 2. | a city in W Venezuela: founded in 1558 by Spanish conquistadores; University of Los Andes (1785). Pop: 319 000 (2005 est) |
| 3. | Latin name: Augusta Emerita a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 |
| Yucatán (ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, Spanish jukaˈtan) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles) |
| 2. | a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 |
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Yucatán [(yooh-kuh-tan, yooh-kuh-tahn)]Peninsula mostly in southeastern Mexico, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.
Note: It is the location of many Mayan ruins.
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