/mek"si koh'/ , n.
1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City.
2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca.
3. Gulf of , Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl"faw dhe me"hee kaw'/ . an arm of the Atlantic surrounded by the U.S., Cuba, and Mexico. 700,000 sq. mi. (1,813,000 sq. km); greatest depth 12,714 ft. (3875 m).
4. a town in NE Missouri. 12,276. Mexican, México /me"hee kaw'/ (for defs. 1, 2). Spanish, Méjico (for defs. 1, 2).