Cancún

[kan-koon, kahng-koon]

noun

1. an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.

Cancún

/ kaːnˈkuːn /

noun

1. a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

The issue caused a sudden drop in altitude and forced the Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, N.J. flight to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida.

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The recall was implemented after a JetBlue Airways flight from Cancun to Newark dropped in midair on Oct.

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The plane suddenly nosedived as it travelled between Cancun in Mexico and Newark in the United States, and pilots had to land in Tampa, Florida.

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International bookings are up 10% from last year, and its top international destinations are Cancun, London, and Frankfurt.

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“He got to take his girlfriend to Cancún,” she wrote.

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