Mexico City

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Mexico City

  • /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ sɪti/ UK
  • /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ sɪɾi/ US

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Calque of Mexican Spanish Ciudad de México.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Mexico. I went to Mexico City on April 15, 1966, to unveil a statue of Abraham Lincoln, who had been a contemporary of Mexican leader Benito Juarez and was revered in Mexico, as in so many other nations.

    Similar: Mexico

  2. metonymically The Mexican government.

Translations

Every language

name capital of Mexico

EspañolMéxico, Ciudad de México
한국어멕시코시티 Meksikositi
日本語メキシコ市 Mekishiko-shi, メキシコシティ Mekishiko-shiti, 墨都 Bokuto
中文墨西哥城 Mòxīgēchéng
हिन्दीमेक्सिको नगर meksiko nagar
Kiswahilimji wa Meksiko
PortuguêsMéxico, Cidade do México
FrançaisMexico cf. Ville de Mexico
DeutschMexiko-Stadt, Mexiko
ItalianoCittà del Messico
ΕλληνικάΠόλη του Μεξικό Póli tou Mexikó
RomânăMexico
РусскийМе́хико Méxiko
العربيةمَكْسِيكُو maksīkū, مَدِينَة مَكْسِيكُو, مِكْسِيكُو سِيتِي miksīkū sītī
עבריתמקסיקו סיטי meksiko siti

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"Mexico City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mexico%20city. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mexico City. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mexico%20city

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"Mexico City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mexico%20city.

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@misc{mexico_city_2026,
  title = {Mexico City},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mexico%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}