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Mexico City

The capital and largest city of Mexico, at the southern end of the central plateau. Situated at an altitude of 2,379 m (7,800 ft), it was founded on the site of an ancient Aztec capital destroyed by Cortés in 1521. Population: 8,460,000.

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Mexico City

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(Placename) the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft.): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop.: 8 591 309 (2000 est.)

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Mexico City - the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities capital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexican capital Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

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Mexico City

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Mexico City n → Città f inv del Messico