Yucatán

geographical name
Yu·​ca·​tán | \ ˌyü-kə-ˈtan How to pronounce Yucatán (audio) , -kä-ˈtän\

Definition of Yucatán

1 peninsula jutting into the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Mexico and northern Central America including Belize and part of Guatemala
2 state of southeastern Mexico at the northern end of the Yucatán Peninsula; capital Mérida area 16,749 square miles (43,380 square kilometers), population 1,955,577

Other Words from Yucatán

Yucatecan \ ˌyü-​kə-​ˈte-​kən How to pronounce Yucatecan (audio) \ adjective