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Mexican

noun Mex·i·can \ˈmek-si-kən\

: a person born, raised, or living in Mexico

: a person whose family is from Mexico

Full Definition of MEXICAN

1
a :  a native or inhabitant of Mexico
b :  a person of Mexican descent
c Southwest :  a person of mixed Spanish and Indian descent
2
:  nahuatl
— Mexican adjective
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First Known Use of MEXICAN

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MEXICAN Defined for Kids

1Mexican

adjective Mex·i·can \ˈmek-si-kən\

Definition of MEXICAN for Kids

:  of or relating to Mexico or its people <Mexican food>

2Mexican

noun

Definition of MEXICAN for Kids

:  a person born or living in Mexico

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  1. Mexican
  2. Mexican asphalt
  3. Mexican bamboo
  4. Mexican bean beetle
  5. Mexican blue oak
  6. Mexican breadfruit
  7. Mexican broomroot
  8. Mexican buckeye
  9. Mexican cedar
  10. Mexican chicken bug
  11. Mexican clover
  12. Mexican cypress
  13. Mexican devil-weed
  14. Mexican dollar
  15. Mexican eagle
  16. Mexican elm
  17. Mexican fiber
  18. Mexican fire plant
  19. Mexican fruit fly
  20. Mexican Hairless
  21. Mexican hog
  22. Mexican jumping bean
  23. Mexican onyx
  24. Mexican orange
  25. Mexican persimmon
  26. Mexican piñon
  27. Mexican poppy
  28. mexican red
  29. Mexican rose
  30. Mexican rubber
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