Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico
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Partial calque of Spanish golfo de México, first attested in 1550 on a world map held at the Bodleian Library. In widespread use since the mid-17th century, predating the independence of Mexico. Alternatively gulf + of + Mexico. Cognate of French golfe du Mexique.
proper noun the Gulf of Mexico · Gulf of México · Gulf
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A gulf to the south of the United States, to the east and north of Mexico, and to the north of Cuba.
A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.
Similar: Bay of Mexico, Gulf of America
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name gulf between United States and Mexico
| Español | golfo de México |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 멕시코 만 Meksiko man |
| 日本語 | メキシコ湾 Mekishiko-wan |
| 中文 | 墨西哥灣 /墨西哥湾 Mòxīgē wān |
| हिन्दी | मेक्सिको की खाड़ी meksiko kī khāṛī |
| Português | Golfo do México |
| Français | golfe du Mexique, golphe du Mexique |
| Deutsch | Golf von Mexiko |
| Italiano | Golfo del Messico |
| Ελληνικά | Κόλπος του Μεξικού Kólpos tou Mexikoú |
| Română | Golful Mexic |
| Русский | Мексика́нский зали́в Meksikánskij zalív |
| Tiếng Việt | vịnh Mexico, vịnh México, vịnh Mễ Tây Cơ, vịnh Mễ, vịnh Mê-hi-cô |
| العربية | خَلِيج الْمَكْسِيك ḵalīj al-maksīk |
| עברית | מפרץ מקסיקו mifráts méksiko |
Talk about this word "Gulf of Mexico." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20mexico. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Gulf of Mexico. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20mexico "Gulf of Mexico." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20mexico.Cite this
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title = {Gulf of Mexico},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gulf%20of%20mexico},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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