Mexico City

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noun

a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7,400 feet (2,255 meters) above sea level.

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Official name Mé·xi·co, Dis·tri·to Fe·de·ral

[me-hee-kaw--dees-tree-taw-fe-the-rahl]. /ˈmɛ hiˌkɔ disˈtri tɔ fɛ ðɛˈrɑl/.

Words nearby Mexico City

Mexican star, Mexican tea, Mexican War, Mexican wave, Mexico, Mexico City, Meyer, Meyerbeer, Meyerhof, Meyerhold, Meynell

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How to use Mexico City in a sentence

Abstract sculptor Anton Bakker’s math-derived structures are on exhibit at some of the world’s best-known sites, including the Washington Monument grounds, New York’s Times Square and equally prominent locations in Paris, Tokyo, Mexico City and more.
Virtual ‘sculpture,’ based on math, that’s everywhere and nowhere at once|Mark Jenkins|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
He joined the publication in 2017 after being a founding editor at Quartz and reporting from Moscow, Jerusalem, and Mexico City for The Economist.
Announcing the MIT Technology Review Covid Inequality Fellowships|Bobbie Johnson|February 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The scarce evidence motivated Ana Wegier, a plant geneticist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, and her students to find out.
Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects|Emiliano Rodríguez Mega|February 16, 2021|Science News
Jüsto, an online supermarket based in Mexico City, announced Tuesday it has raised $65 million in a Series A round led by General Atlantic.
Mexican online grocer Jüsto raises $65M in General Atlantic-led Series A|Mary Ann Azevedo|February 9, 2021|TechCrunch

The man in charge of protecting the Luna, Silveti recalled, was Boris Kolomyakov, the Second Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite|Bobbie Johnson|January 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The buses were to be used to transport union members to the protests in Mexico City.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution|Jason McGahan|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Juana was 8, her father abandoned the family and the girl moved to Mexico City to live with her aunt.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their Royal Highnesses will also visit Mexico City, Campeche and Monterrey.
Charles and Camilla To Visit Mexico and Colombia|Tom Sykes|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not since 1986, in Mexico City, has there been a more accomplished and entertaining first half as the one we witnessed at Rio.
Germany Wins, World Cup Justice Is Served|Tunku Varadarajan|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The networks of journalists convened a meeting in Mexico City.
Mexican Journalists Speak Out on Reporter Murders|Jason McGahan|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thirty, however, had left the others at Mexico City, thinking they could reach the sea-coast more quickly by another route.
Historic Adventures|Rupert S. Holland
Brought their entire outfit down with them from Mexico City.
The Mystery of The Barranca|Herman Whitaker
He hunted in vain for another Mexico City to conquer and despoil.
Colorado--The Bright Romance of American History|F. C. Grable
The whole trouble was caused not here but in Mexico City; and that is to be remedied yet.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
That particular lead in Mexico City was completely disproved; there was no foundation for it.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Mexico City

Mexico City

noun

the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop: 19 013 000 (2005 est)

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Cultural definitions for Mexico City

Mexico City

Capital of Mexico and largest city in the country, located in central Mexico; the country's political, cultural, commercial, and industrial center.

notes for Mexico City

With more than eighteen million people, Mexico City is the second-largest city in the world, behind Tokyo.