New Mexico

English

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Etymology

New Mexico received its name in the 1500s, long before the present-day nation of Mexico won independence from Spain and adopted that name in 1821. Though the name “Mexico” itself derives from Nahuatl, and in that language it originally referred to the heartland of the Empire of the Mexicas (Aztec Empire) in the Valley of Mexico far from the area of New Mexico, Spanish explorers also used the term “Mexico” to name the region of New Mexico (Nuevo México in Spanish) in 1563. In 1581, the Chamuscado and Rodríguez Expedition named the region north of the Rio Grande “San Felipe del Nuevo México” (“Saint Philip of New Mexico”). The Spaniards had hoped to find wealthy indigenous Mexica (Aztec) cultures there similar to those of the Aztec (Mexica) Empire of the Valley of Mexico. The indigenous cultures of New Mexico, however, proved to be unrelated to the Mexicas, and they were not wealthy, but the name persisted. Before statehood, the name “New Mexico” was applied to various configurations of the U.S. territory, to a Mexican state, and to a province of New Spain, all in the same general area, but of varying extensions.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /njuː mɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /nu ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/, /nju ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/

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Proper noun

New Mexico

2. A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.

   Alternative forms: N. Mex., N.M., NM, US-NM

   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

   1. A former provincial kingdom in New Spain.
   2. A former territory of Mexico.
   3. A former transitional government in the United States.
   4. A former territory of the United States.
3. (uncountable) New Mexico cuisine or food.
4. (uncountable) New Mexico music genre.
5. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, named for the state.
6. A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• New Mexican
• New Mexico Territory
• New Mexico whiptail
• NM
• N.M.
• N. Mex.
• Territory of New Mexico

Translations

US State

• Arabic: نْيُومَكْسِيكُو m (nyumaksikū), الْمَكْسِيك الْجَدِيد m (al-maksīk al-jadīd)
• Armenian: Նյու Մեքսիկո (Nyu Mekʻsiko)
• Basque: Mexiko Berria
• Belarusian: Нью-Ме́ксіка f or n (Nʹju-Mjéksika)
• Bengali: নিউ মেক্সিকো (niu mekśikō)
• Bulgarian: Ню Ме́ксико m (Nju Méksiko)
• Catalan: Nou Mèxic m
• Cherokee: ᏍᏆᏂᏤᏍᏛᎢ (squanitsesdvi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新墨西哥 (zh) (Xīn-Mòxīgē)

• Corsican: Novu Messicu m
• Czech: Nové Mexiko (cs) n
• Danish: New Mexico
• Dutch: New Mexico (nl), Nieuw-Mexico (nl)
• Esperanto: Nov-Meksiko
• Finnish: New Mexico (fi)
• French: Nouveau-Mexique (fr) m
• Galician: Novo México (gl) m
• Georgian: ნიუ-მექსიკო (niu-meksiḳo)
• German: New Mexico (de) n, Neumexiko (de)
• Greek: Νέο Μεξικό (el) (Néo Mexikó)
• Hebrew: ניו מקסיקו (he)
• Hindi: नया मेक्सिको (nayā meksiko), न्यू मेक्सिको m (nyū meksiko)
• Hungarian: Új-Mexikó (hu)
• Irish: Nua-Mheicsiceo m
• Italian: Nuovo Messico (it) m
• Japanese: ニューメキシコ (Nyū-Mekishiko), 新メキシコ (Shin Mekishiko)
• Khmer: ញូវម៉ិកស៊ីកូ (ñɨwməksiikou)
• Korean: 뉴멕시코 (Nyumeksiko)
• Kurtöp: ནུ་མེག་སི་ཀོ (Nu Meksiko)
• Lao: ນິວເມັກຊິໂກ (niu mek si kō)
• Latin: Novum Mexicum n
• Macedonian: Ново Мексико n (Novo Meksiko)
• Nahuatl:

  Classical Nahuatl: Yancuic Mēxihco

• Navajo: Yootó hahoodzo
• Norman: Nouviau Mexique m
• Occitan: Nòu Mexic (oc) m
• Persian: نیومکزیکو
• Polish: Nowy Meksyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Novo México (pt) m
• Russian: Нью-Ме́ксико (ru) n (Nʹju-Méksiko)
• Sardinian: Nou Mèssicu m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Нови Мексико m

  Latin: Novi Meksiko m

• Sicilian: Novu Mèssicu m
• Slovak: Nové Mexiko n
• Slovene: Nova Mehika f
• Spanish: Nuevo México (es) m
• Thai: นิวเม็กซิโก (niu-mék-sí-goo)
• Turkish: New Mexico
• Ukrainian: Нью-Ме́ксико n (Nʹju-Méksyko)
• Uyghur: يېڭى مېكسىكا (yë'ngi mëksika)
• Yiddish: ניו מעקסיקאָ (nyu meksiko)

Further reading

• New Mexico on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Toponymy of Mexico on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Alternative forms

• Ny Mexico (very rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English New Mexico.

Proper noun

New Mexico (genitive New Mexicos)

1. New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)

Finnish

New Mexico

Etymology

From English New Mexico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)yːˌmeksiko/, [ˈn(j)yːˌme̞ks̠iko̞]

Proper noun

New Mexico

1. New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)

Declension

Inflection of New Mexico (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		New Mexico	—
genitive		New Mexicon	—
partitive		New Mexicoa	—
illative		New Mexicoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		New Mexico	—
accusative	nom.	New Mexico	—
	gen.	New Mexicon
genitive		New Mexicon	—
partitive		New Mexicoa	—
inessive		New Mexicossa	—
elative		New Mexicosta	—
illative		New Mexicoon	—
adessive		New Mexicolla	—
ablative		New Mexicolta	—
allative		New Mexicolle	—
essive		New Mexicona	—
translative		New Mexicoksi	—
abessive		New Mexicotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of New Mexico (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative New Mexiconi — accusative nom. New Mexiconi — gen. New Mexiconi genitive New Mexiconi — partitive New Mexicoani — inessive New Mexicossani — elative New Mexicostani — illative New Mexicooni — adessive New Mexicollani — ablative New Mexicoltani — allative New Mexicolleni — essive New Mexiconani — translative New Mexicokseni — abessive New Mexicottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative New Mexicosi — accusative nom. New Mexicosi — gen. New Mexicosi genitive New Mexicosi — partitive New Mexicoasi — inessive New Mexicossasi — elative New Mexicostasi — illative New Mexicoosi — adessive New Mexicollasi — ablative New Mexicoltasi — allative New Mexicollesi — essive New Mexiconasi — translative New Mexicoksesi — abessive New Mexicottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative New Mexicomme — accusative nom. New Mexicomme — gen. New Mexicomme genitive New Mexicomme — partitive New Mexicoamme — inessive New Mexicossamme — elative New Mexicostamme — illative New Mexicoomme — adessive New Mexicollamme — ablative New Mexicoltamme — allative New Mexicollemme — essive New Mexiconamme — translative New Mexicoksemme — abessive New Mexicottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative New Mexiconne — accusative nom. New Mexiconne — gen. New Mexiconne genitive New Mexiconne — partitive New Mexicoanne — inessive New Mexicossanne — elative New Mexicostanne — illative New Mexicoonne — adessive New Mexicollanne — ablative New Mexicoltanne — allative New Mexicollenne — essive New Mexiconanne — translative New Mexicoksenne — abessive New Mexicottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative New Mexiconsa — accusative nom. New Mexiconsa — gen. New Mexiconsa genitive New Mexiconsa — partitive New Mexicoaan New Mexicoansa — inessive New Mexicossaan New Mexicossansa — elative New Mexicostaan New Mexicostansa — illative New Mexicoonsa — adessive New Mexicollaan New Mexicollansa — ablative New Mexicoltaan New Mexicoltansa — allative New Mexicolleen New Mexicollensa — essive New Mexiconaan New Mexiconansa — translative New Mexicokseen New Mexicoksensa — abessive New Mexicottaan New Mexicottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Uusi-Meksiko