Cancun
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- proper noun
- /kæŋˈkun/
- I was vacationing when it first came out in Cancun with my beautiful bride.
- Cancun, Mexico
- Cancun Conference
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Watch on YouTubeThey, they fly in to Mexico City or Cancun on a tourist visa.
- They, they fly in to Mexico City or Cancun on a tourist visa.
- That's the difference between going to like the Cancun side or the Cabo side vacation.
- Hey college kids, I know you had your heart set on Cancun, but how about spring break wall?
- And if you don't have a reason to go, you can go through Cancun, Mexico City, Nassau or Santa Domingo.
- But this one was definitely right there next to that Cancun trip, bro.
- You're just going like Cancun and crawling in in on that type of stuff.
- OK, Hot ripped bodies fresh off the meat racks of Cancun.
- That's why we're all at Cancun, you know, because a lot of people are starting to run.
Examples
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We met in Cancun.
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Ever since Drew returned from Cancun (with an angry sunburn and plenty of stories).
Blog text (33) -
Next year, I am going to Cancun with my friends.
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The peak season in Cancun tends to run from December to April.
Blog text (3) -
They, they fly in to Mexico City or Cancun on a tourist visa.
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I went to Guy Fieri's restaurant in the Cancun airport.
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The heads of the Bankers' Association in Mexico met in Cancun in late March.
Academic text (1997) -
I arrived in Cancun last Sunday and attended as many REDD-related side events as I could.
Blog text (9) -
She's probably enjoying the tropical sun on the beaches of Cozumel or Cancun even as we speak.
Fiction book (1999) -
Next year, I am going to Cancun with my friends.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Cancun comes from Maya words kaan 'snake' and kun 'nest' or 'place', so it likely meant 'snake's nest' or 'place of snakes'. That is a helpful memory: the name calls up a tropical, natural spot on the Yucatan coast, which fits the modern resort city in Mexico.