Library / English Dictionary

MEXICAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mexican" is a kind of...):

Central American (a native or inhabitant of Central America)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mexican"):

Taracahitian (a member of a group of peoples of Mexico)

Chicano (a person of Mexican descent)

greaser; taco; wetback ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent)

Mexican-American; Mexicano (a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States)

Holonyms ("Mexican" is a member of...):

Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Mexico or its inhabitants

Example:

Mexican food is hot

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Mexico (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)

Derivation:

Mexico (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Gallstones are most common among older adults, women, overweight people, Native Americans and Mexican Americans.

(Gallstones, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is a federal entity separate from the 31 Mexican states.

(Distrito Federal of Mexico, NCI Thesaurus)

Denotes an american citizen of Mexican decent.

(Mexican American, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called garden heliotrope, garden valerian, Indian valerian, Mexican valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Pacific valerian, NCI Dictionary)

A person not of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

(Not Hispanic or Latino, NCI Thesaurus)

A person of Spanish culture or origin, but not Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, regardless of race.

(Other Hispanic or Latino(a), NCI Thesaurus)

A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

(Hispanic or Latino, NCI Thesaurus)

AIDS related research with a minimum of 20% (or $100,000) relevance to individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Central American, or South American descent.

(AIDS, Hispanic, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called garden heliotrope, Indian valerian, Mexican valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Garden valerian, NCI Dictionary)

Also called garden heliotrope, garden valerian, Mexican valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Indian valerian, NCI Dictionary)