Yucatán

Yu·ca·tán or Yucatan Yu′·ca·tan′ (yo̵̅o̅′kä tän′; E yo̵̅o̅′kə tan′)

1. peninsula comprising SE Mexico, Belize, & part of W Guatemala: it separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean: c. 70,000 sq mi (181,299 sq km)

   also Yucatán (or Yucatan) Peninsula Yucatán (or Yucatan) Peninsula
2. state of Mexico, on this peninsula: 15,189 sq mi (39,339 sq km); pop. 1,363,000; cap. Mérida