noun
a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑Land of Enchantment, ↑NM
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Part Holonyms:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑Southwest, ↑southwestern United States
• Part Meronyms:
↑Carlsbad Caverns National Park, ↑Albuquerque, ↑Carlsbad, ↑Farmington, ↑Gallup, ↑Las Cruces, ↑Los Alamos, ↑Roswell, ↑Santa Fe, ↑capital of New Mexico, ↑Silver City, ↑Taos, ↑Chihuahuan Desert, ↑Brazos, ↑Brazos River, ↑Canadian, ↑Canadian River, ↑Carlsbad Caverns, ↑Cimarron, ↑Cimarron River, ↑Colorado Plateau, ↑Gila, ↑Gila River, ↑Guadalupe Mountains, ↑Llano Estacado, ↑Pecos, ↑Pecos River, ↑Sacramento Mountains, ↑Wheeler Peak
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New Mexico [New Mexico]
a south-western US state on the Mexican border, also called the Land of Enchantment. The largest city is Albuquerque, and the capital city is ↑Santa Fe. It became part of the US in 1848 after the ↑Mexican War, and a state in 1912. The first atom bomb was exploded at Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1945. The state produces many minerals, including ↑uranium, gold and silver, as well as oil and gas. Its tourist attractions include ↑Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Monument.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.