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Yucatán
[ yoo-kuh-tan; Spanish yoo-kah-tahn ]
noun
- a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.
- a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). : Mérida.
Yucatán
/ jukaˈtan; ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn /
noun
- 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)
- 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 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq km (70 000 sq miles)
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Notes
It is the location of many Mayan ruins.
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Example Sentences
Yucatan was discovered by Hernandez Cordova in 1517, and in 1519 was first settled.
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During the revolution of 1842 Campeche was the scene of many engagements between the Mexicans and people of Yucatan.
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It had a monopoly of the Yucatan trade and enjoyed large profits from its logwood exports, both of which have been largely lost.
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The day One Imix was a day of peculiar sanctity in ancient Yucatan.
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These are the names of the fathers who began Christianity in this country Yucatan, Fr.
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