Yu·ca·tán (y  k -t n , -tän) A peninsula mostly in southeast Mexico between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It includes many Mayan and Toltec sites and is separated from Cuba by the Yucatán Channel. |
Yucatán [ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn (Spanish) jukaˈtan]
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1. (Placename) a state of SE Mexico, occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula. Capital: Mérida. Pop.: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq. km (15 186 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a peninsula of Central America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, and part of Belize: a centre of Mayan civilization from about 100 bc to the 18th century. Area: about 181 300 sq. km (70 000 sq. miles)
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