Mexico City

noun

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

Mexico City

noun

1. 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)

Mexico City

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

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

Example Sentences

From Buenos Aires to Mexico City, pragmatic changes and fiscal credibility are catalyzing investment.

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“He was seen as impulsive and untamed, like a horse you ride and it throws you off,” said Eduardo Guerrero, a security consultant based in Mexico City.

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The killing points to a security failure by the federal government, said Alberto Islas, head of Global Leading Solutions, a Mexico City consulting firm.

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Dallas faced Detroit at Mexico City in a later game.

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Within a month, he moved into an apartment, visited Mexico City and reconnected with aunts in Mexico City and Guadalajara he hadn’t seen in decades.

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