Yucatan Definition
yo͝okə-tăn, -tän
proper name
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)
Webster's New World
State of Mexico, on this peninsula: 15,189 sq mi (39,339 sq km); cap. Mérida.
Webster's New World
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other
A peninsula mostly in southeast Mexico between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It includes many Mayan and Toltec sites and is separated from Cuba by the Yucatán Channel.
American Heritage
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