Mexico City
geographical name
variants
or Spanish Ciudad de México
syü-ˈt͟hät͟h-t͟hā-ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō
or less commonly Mexico
ˌsē-u̇-ˈdad-
city and capital of the country of Mexico in the Federal District (the area surrounded on three sides by the state of Mexico) population 8,851,080
Note: Mexico City is located near the southern end of Mexico's great central plateau and is one of the few major cities of the world not located on a river or coastline.
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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