Yucatan
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- proper noun
- /ˈjuːkəˌtæn/
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Península de Yucatán
- Ward et al. (2006) analyzed the diversity of diseases in the Yucatan Peninsula.
- Yucatan Peninsula
- coast of the Yucatan
- Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
It's off the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, OK of Mexico.
- It's off the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, OK of Mexico.
- There's the, the, there's the western coast of Cuba and the eastern coast of the Yucatan.
- So the Patchouli broke, so the bathroom smelled like Venice Beach and we had to literally go to catch a plane to the Yucatan Peninsula.
- I'd fly up with the in the channel between Mexico and Cuba and I cut across part of merit of Yucatan.
Examples
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On the wall were topographic maps of the Yucatan Peninsula, site photographs, and drawings of Mayan carvings.
Fiction book (1999) -
The refinery processes low-grade crude from the Yucatan Peninsula that costs much less than benchmark grades.
Academic text (2004) -
It's off the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, OK of Mexico.
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It's a wonderful place in the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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That's on the Yucatan coast
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In Mexico, nature tourism has become a favored mechanism for development, especially on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Academic text (1993) -
I would love to show the girls the Mayan pyramids of the Yucatan, I'll tell you.
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Why am I thinking about glaciers here on the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula?
Blog text (31) -
Born in Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tropical climate and beautiful beaches attract many tourists to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Synonyms
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A large land area in southeastern Mexico that juts into the sea between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Compounds
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A large land area in southeastern Mexico that juts into the sea between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Yucatan likely comes from the Maya language, and a famous story tells that Spanish sailors were answered with a phrase meaning 'I don't understand you', so they recorded the place name as Yucatan. That's why the peninsula still carries that name today.