New Mexican
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- noun
- /nuː ˈmɛksɪkən/
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Nuevo Mexicano
- The rails irreversibly linked all New Mexican fortunes to points east, enabling Spanish-speaking villagers to earn wages and acquire new tools, clothing, and furniture.
Examples
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Wealthy New Mexican businessman Alan Proctor christened the Santa Fe racetrack.
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I do hope you enjoy these rainy New Mexican evenings.
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A few early issues of Poetry focused on Native American and New Mexican cultures.
Blog text (4) -
SN1 came to visit shortly after I became a New Mexican.
Blog text (8) -
So a few hours later, Krake was driving his rented car along the narrow New Mexican road.
Fiction book (1991) -
A native New Mexican, Reuben Sanchez teaches in the English Department at California State University, Fresno.
Fiction book (1994) -
By Nash Candelaria (*) Nash Candelaria, descendant of an old New Mexican family, is the author of the American Book Award-winning novel Not by the Sword.
Fiction book (1992) -
As a proud New Mexican, she enjoys sharing the unique culture of her state.
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Many New Mexicans celebrate the traditional holiday with music and dance.
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The New Mexican landscape is known for its stunning sunsets and diverse wildlife.
Surface Forms
Morphology
New + Mexican
The surface composition 'New' + 'Mexican' partly signals a relation to Mexico, but the actual meaning depends on recognizing 'New Mexico' as a specific U.S. place name and the demonym derived from it. A B1 learner who only knows the literal words may be confused (e.g., think it means a recently arrived Mexican) so the link is partially clear but not fully predictable without knowledge of the toponym.
Etymology
New Mexican comes from the name of the US state New Mexico, where the parts New and Mexican show the idea of a 'new' region linked to Mexico. So a New Mexican is 'someone who lives in New Mexico'.