/yooh'keuh tan"/ ; Sp. /yooh'kah tahn"/ , n.
1. a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.
2. a state in SE Mexico, in N Yucatán Peninsula. 904,000; 14,868 sq. mi. (38,510 sq. km). Cap.: Mérida.
Also, Yucatan /yooh'keuh tan"/ .