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Mex⋅i⋅can

[mek-si-kuhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Mexico or its people.
2. of or pertaining to Spanish as used in Mexico.
3. of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language or its speakers.
–noun
4. a native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent.
5. Nahuatl (defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1595–1605; < Sp mexicano. See Mexico, -an
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Mex·i·can   (měk'sĭ-kən)   
n.  A native or inhabitant of Mexico.
adj.  Of or relating to Mexico or its people, language, or culture.
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