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Mexican capital

Mexican capital

1.1
The capital city of Mexico, called Mexico City, where the government and main businesses are
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛksɪkən ˈkæpɪtl/
translation icon : Ciudad de México
  • Existent data are supplemented by sophisticated detection techniques capable of dealing with the scale and diversity of emissions in the Mexican capital.

Examples

  • Tourists flock to the Mexican capital to explore its museums and landmarks.

  • But serious questions are increasingly raised about the Mexican capital's environmental future.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Twenty years ago, the United Nations declared the Mexican capital the world's most polluted city.

    Blog text (17)

  • Because the sectors leaving CANACINTRA tended to generate the fastest growth in the most dynamic areas of the economy, CANACINTRA came to represent firms from a weaker segment of Mexican capital.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Ready access to Mexican capital, programs, and personnel all enabled Televisa to build up its United States enterprises, but these apparent advantages, together with the limitations of a patronal Mexican management style, ultimately caused the company to lose its grip on the very market which it had commercialized.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Among other ingredients, carbon monoxide, lead, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulates form most of the photochemical cloud hanging over the Mexican capital.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The Mexican capital is known for its rich history and vibrant culture.

  • The Mexican capital serves as the political center of the country, housing important government institutions.

Synonyms

Mexico City
vsMexican capital
66 1.0

The capital of Mexico and the country's largest city

is the same place but expressed as a general descriptive phrase
Ciudad de Mexico
vsMexican capital
3.0

The capital and largest city of Mexico where many people live and work

is the same idea but given in a neutral descriptive form

Surface Forms

Mexican capital singular
Mexican capitals plural

Morphology

Mexican + capital

The meaning 'the capital city of Mexico' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Mexican' (relating to Mexico) with 'capital' (the city where a nation's government is based). This adjective+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Mexican capital is a simple phrase: capital means the main city of a country, and Mexican shows the country is Mexico. Picture a big city where the country's leaders work and where most culture and business happen; that's why Mexican capital means the country's central city, 'Mexico City'.