Yucatán

geographical name

Yu·​ca·​tán ˌyü-kə-ˈtan 

-kä-ˈtän

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

Yucatecan

ˌyü-kə-ˈte-kən 

adjective