Yucatan

Variant of Yucatán

Yucatán definition

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

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