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Yucatecan

Yucatecan

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A person from the Yucatán region of Mexico
  • noun
  • /ˌjuːkəˈtɛkən/
: yucateco
  • Yucatecan socialism

Examples

  • In the first place, although many Yucatecans (especially women) supported prohibition, it was ended in no small part because of widespread and mostly male resistance.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The new elites came from much humbler origins than the old Yucatecan planter oligarchy.

    Academic text (2002)
  • This charismatic, self-educated leader led Yucatecan socialism in a more radical, democratic, and agrarian direction.

    Academic text (2002)
  • To staff hundreds of large and small henequen haciendas cheaply, the Yucatecan landowners relied on debt peonage.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Mestizos and Yucatecan Maya historically have concentrated in the northern districts after arriving in Belize during the Guerra de las Castas.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Laurie Greenberg regards as the most important finding of her work the discovery that immigrant house lots are a symbol of Yucatecan ethnicity (1996, 234).

    Academic text (2004)
  • Carlos is a proud Yucatecan who shares stories about his childhood in Merida.

  • As a Yucatecan, Maria often prepares traditional dishes that reflect her cultural heritage.

  • The community festival celebrated the vibrant culture of Yucatecan people through music and dance.

Surface Forms

Yucatecan singular
Yucatecans plural

Morphology

Yucatecan = Yucatec (transparent) = Yucatec + an

A regular demonymal formation: 'Yucatec' + '-an' yields a noun meaning a person from or of Yucatán.

Etymology

Yucatecan comes from the place name Yucatán, with the ending -an/-ean meaning 'from', just like American. So a Yucatecan is a person 'from Yucatán' who comes from or lives in that region.