Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - mexico

 geographical name see Mexico MEXICO  or Spanish Mejico or Mexican Spanish Mexico  geographical name  1. country S North America S of the United States; a republic capital ~ area 759,530 square miles (1,972,544 square kilometers), population 89,995,000  2. state S central ~ capital Toluca area 8286 square miles (21,461 square kilometers), population 9,815,795  3. (or ~ City) city capital of ~ (republic) in Federal District (area surrounded on three sides by state of ~) — see tenochtitlan