New Mexico

noun

1. a state in the southwestern United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Santa Fe. NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.

New Mexico

noun

1. Abbreviation: N. Mex..  NM. a state of the southwestern US: high semiarid plateaus and mountains, crossed by the Rio Grande and the Pecos River; large Spanish-American and Indian populations; contains over two-thirds of US uranium reserves. Capital: Santa Fé. Pop: 1 874 614 (2003 est). Area: 314 451 sq km (121 412 sq miles)

New Mexico

1. 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.

An important center of Native American culture and home to Navajo reservations.

Center of the Los Alamos Research Center, where the atomic bomb (see also atomic bomb) was developed.

Other Word Forms

• New Mexican adjective

Example Sentences

Both companies have invested heavily in the Permian Basin, a shale-rich area in Texas and New Mexico, while also pursuing projects in international hotspots.

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Katy Anderson, the vice president of strategy, partnerships and advocacy at RoadRunner Food Bank of New Mexico, said her organization is doing what it can to scale up supply and expand distribution hours and sites.

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In some cases, gamblers were asked to answer survey questions before receiving assistance, according to state advocates in New Jersey, Florida, and New Mexico.

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In New Mexico, where wide open landscapes and minimal light pollution create some of the clearest skies in the United States, stargazers enjoy a prime view of this annual celestial display.

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Public attention to the H5N1 outbreak grew in early 2024, when veterinarians discovered H5N1 spreading through dairy herds in Texas and New Mexico, the first confirmed avian flu cases in cattle anywhere in the world.

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