New Mexico

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English

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Map of US highlighting New Mexico

Etymology

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New Mexico received its name in the 1500s, long before the present-day nation of Mexico won independence from Spain and adopted that name in 1821. Though the name "Mexico" itself derives from Nahuatl, and in that language it originally referred to the heartland of the Empire of the Mexicas (Aztec Empire) in the Valley of Mexico far from the area of New Mexico, Spanish explorers also used the term "Mexico" to name the region of New Mexico (Nuevo México in Spanish) in 1563. In 1581, the Chamuscado and Rodríguez Expedition named the region north of the Rio Grande "San Felipe del Nuevo México".[1] The Spaniards had hoped to find wealthy indigenous Mexica (Aztec) cultures there similar to those of the Aztec (Mexica) Empire of the Valley of Mexico. The indigenous cultures of New Mexico, however, proved to be unrelated to the Mexicas, and they were not wealthy,[2][3] but the name persisted. Before statehood, the name "New Mexico" was applied to various configurations of the U.S. territory, to a Mexican state, and to a province of New Spain, all in the same general area, but of varying extensions.[4]

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /njuː mɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nu ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/, /nju ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
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Proper noun

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New Mexico

  1. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.
    Synonyms: N. Mex., N.M., NM
    1. A former provincial kingdom in New Spain.
    2. A former territory of Mexico.
    3. A former transitional government in the United States.
    4. A former territory of the United States.
  2. (uncountable) New Mexico cuisine or food.
  3. (uncountable) New Mexico music genre.
  4. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, named for the state.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

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  1. ^ Weber, David J. (1992) The Spanish Frontier in North America, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 79
  2. ^ Sanchez, Joseph P. (1987) The Rio Abajo Frontier, 1540–1692: A History of Early Colonial New Mexico, Albuquerque: Museum of Albuquerque History Monograph Series, page 51
  3. ^ Stewart, George (2008) [1945] Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States, New York: NYRB Classics, →ISBN, pages 23–24:
    There was Francisco de Ibarra, a great seeker after gold mines. In 1563, he went far to the north ... when he returned south, Ibarra boasted that he had discovered a New Mexico. Doubtless, like others, he stretched the tale, and certainly the land of which he told was well south of the one now so called. Yet, men remembered the name Nuevo México, though not at first, as that of the region which Coronado had once conquered.
  4. ^ Rivera, José A., Acequia Culture: Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest, University of New Mexico Press, 1998.

Further reading

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English New Mexico.

Proper noun

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New Mexico (genitive New Mexicos)

  1. New Mexico (a state of the United States)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English New Mexico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)yːˌmeksiko/, [ˈn(j)yːˌme̞ks̠iko̞]

Proper noun

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New Mexico

  1. New Mexico (a state of the United States)

Declension

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Inflection of New Mexico (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative New Mexico
genitive New Mexicon
partitive New Mexicoa
illative New Mexicoon
singular plural
nominative New Mexico
accusative nom. New Mexico
gen. New Mexicon
genitive New Mexicon
partitive New Mexicoa
inessive New Mexicossa
elative New Mexicosta
illative New Mexicoon
adessive New Mexicolla
ablative New Mexicolta
allative New Mexicolle
essive New Mexicona
translative New Mexicoksi
abessive New Mexicotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of New Mexico (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative New Mexiconi
accusative nom. New Mexiconi
gen. New Mexiconi
genitive New Mexiconi
partitive New Mexicoani
inessive New Mexicossani
elative New Mexicostani
illative New Mexicooni
adessive New Mexicollani
ablative New Mexicoltani
allative New Mexicolleni
essive New Mexiconani
translative New Mexicokseni
abessive New Mexicottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative New Mexicosi
accusative nom. New Mexicosi
gen. New Mexicosi
genitive New Mexicosi
partitive New Mexicoasi
inessive New Mexicossasi
elative New Mexicostasi
illative New Mexicoosi
adessive New Mexicollasi
ablative New Mexicoltasi
allative New Mexicollesi
essive New Mexiconasi
translative New Mexicoksesi
abessive New Mexicottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative New Mexicomme
accusative nom. New Mexicomme
gen. New Mexicomme
genitive New Mexicomme
partitive New Mexicoamme
inessive New Mexicossamme
elative New Mexicostamme
illative New Mexicoomme
adessive New Mexicollamme
ablative New Mexicoltamme
allative New Mexicollemme
essive New Mexiconamme
translative New Mexicoksemme
abessive New Mexicottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative New Mexiconne
accusative nom. New Mexiconne
gen. New Mexiconne
genitive New Mexiconne
partitive New Mexicoanne
inessive New Mexicossanne
elative New Mexicostanne
illative New Mexicoonne
adessive New Mexicollanne
ablative New Mexicoltanne
allative New Mexicollenne
essive New Mexiconanne
translative New Mexicoksenne
abessive New Mexicottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative New Mexiconsa
accusative nom. New Mexiconsa
gen. New Mexiconsa
genitive New Mexiconsa
partitive New Mexicoaan
New Mexicoansa
inessive New Mexicossaan
New Mexicossansa
elative New Mexicostaan
New Mexicostansa
illative New Mexicoonsa
adessive New Mexicollaan
New Mexicollansa
ablative New Mexicoltaan
New Mexicoltansa
allative New Mexicolleen
New Mexicollensa
essive New Mexiconaan
New Mexiconansa
translative New Mexicokseen
New Mexicoksensa
abessive New Mexicottaan
New Mexicottansa
instructive
comitative

Synonyms

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