Definition of Mexican

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Mexican
adj. belonging or pertaining to Mexico (republic located in southern North America), of Mexico
n. native or resident of Mexico (republic located in southern North American)

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Mexican Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mexican
(n.)
A native or inhabitant of Mexico.
  
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people.
  

WordNet 2.0
Mexican

Noun
1. a native of inhabitant of Mexico
(hypernym) Central American
(hyponym) greaser, wetback, taco
(member-holonym) Mexico, United Mexican States

Adjective
1. of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants; "Mexican food is hot"
(pertainym) Mexico, United Mexican States

The Phrase Finder
A Mexican wave
Meaning
A wave effect formed when crowds in stadia rise up and down from their seats in succession.
Origin
Given that name when the phenomenon came to a mass audience during the football World Cup held in Mexico in 1986. It had originated somewhat earlier in US colleges.

Australian Slang
Mexican
person from south of the (Queensland) border; someone from the State of Victoria; someone who lives in the state of New South Wales (by Queenslanders)

Mexican stand-off
situation in which two opponents threaten each other equally and thus are at an impasse

hEnglish - advanced version
mexican

mexican
\mex"i*can\ (?), a. of or pertaining to mexico or its people. -- n. a native or inhabitant of mexico.
mexican
poppy (bot.), a tropical american herb of the poppy family (argemone mexicana) with much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.
mexican
tea (bot.), an aromatic kind of pigweed from tropical america (chenopodium ambrosioides).


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Mexican Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Cocktails
Beer, Mexican Style
12 oz bottle or can of beer, cold
Pinch of coarse salt
Small wedge of lemon or lime

Pour beer into a chilled beer glass. Add pinch of salt. Squeeze a few drops of lemon or lime over drink, and discard wedge. Do not stir.


Black Mexican
1 part Tequila
1 part Kahlua
Serve in lowball glass


Mexican Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
CASA
Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiaries which operate and franchise family dining restaurants under the names "casa ole", "monterey's", "little mexico" and "tortuga's", featuring traditional mexican and tex-mex selections.


Mexican Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Mexican (disambiguation)
Mexican may refer to:
  • Mexico, a country in North America
  • Mexica, a pre-Columbian people of central Mexico
  • The Mexican, a 2001 film by director Gore Verbinski starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts
  • The Mexican (song), a song by British band Babe Ruth from their 1973 album First Base

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