Gulf of Mexico

¹ Cultural  

1. Part of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the southeast coast of the United States and the east coast of Mexico.

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Gulf of Mexico ² Cultural  

1. Gulf bordered by the southeast coast of the United States and the east coast of Mexico.

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Gulf of Mexico

Apple also changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps service for US users.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“We took something called the Gulf of Mexico, we changed it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, is mostly found along the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean as well as parts of South America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The threat -- which Trump backed up with a map featuring the new name -- mirrored his move to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America last year.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Bay Minette, where the hearing took place, is about thirty minutes from the beautiful beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson