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.

Other Word Forms

• New Mexican
  adjective

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New Mexico

At an estimated national population of 9.7 million, Native Americans represent roughly 3% of the country and could swing key states like Arizona and New Mexico in a competitive primary and general election.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

A judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion to New Mexico, weeks after a jury found the social-media company misled users about its data-privacy practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The company just got hit with a $25 billion judgment in New Mexico.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was ordered by a New Mexico judge on Wednesday to pay $25 billion for misleading users about how it collects and safeguards user data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

In September, a team of FBI "Super Gs," or specially trained surveillance agents, landed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, near Howard's home.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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