New Mexico

American  

noun

1. a state in the southwestern United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Santa Fe. NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.

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New Mexico British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N. Mex..   NM.  a state of the southwestern US: high semiarid plateaus and mountains, crossed by the Rio Grande and the Pecos River; large Spanish-American and Indian populations; contains over two-thirds of US uranium reserves. Capital: Santa Fé. Pop: 1 874 614 (2003 est). Area: 314 451 sq km (121 412 sq miles)

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New Mexico Cultural  

1. State in the southwestern United States bordered by Colorado to the north, Oklahoma and Texas to the east, Texas and Mexico to the south, and Arizona to the west. Its capital is Santa Fe, and its largest city is Albuquerque.

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An important center of Native American culture and home to Navajo reservations.

Center of the Los Alamos Research Center, where the atomic bomb (see also atomic bomb) was developed.

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• New Mexican
  adjective

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New Mexico

“These permanent funds do not make us rich in an ordinary sense,” said Reilly White, a finance professor at the University of New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

New Mexico: The following items are tax-free between July 31 and Aug. 2: clothing and shoes under $100, computers and tablets under $1,000, other computer hardware under $500 and school supplies under $30 per item.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Another case in New Mexico found Meta liable for misleading consumers about the safety risks its platforms pose to children.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

That settlement came not long after a New Mexico judge told Meta to pay $375m for misleading users on the safety of its platforms for children.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Still, by the time Rachel got us back to Times Square, I felt like we’d pretty much run all the way from New Mexico.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan