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Words nearby Mex.

mevrou, mew, Mewar, mewl, mews, Mex., Mexicali, Mexican, Mexican American, Mexican bamboo, Mexican bean beetle

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Example sentences from the Web for Mex.

The citadel of Mex had several breaches made in the works, but no guns were dismounted.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
Mexicanos will crop their hair and a Latin won't, so I assume he is a Mex.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
All that Mex would do was argue that a knife was better than a gun.
The Coyote|James Roberts
So I up and bought the damsel for him, paid one hundred Mex.
The Honorable Percival|Alice Hegan Rice

Mex stood on guard in the first partition door, a butcher knife in her hand.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable

British Dictionary definitions for Mex. (1 of 2)

MEX

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Mexico (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for Mex. (2 of 2)

Mex.

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Mexican

Mexico

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