Cancún

[ kan-koon; Spanish kahng-koon ]

noun

1. an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.

Cancún

/ kaːnˈkuːn /

noun

1. a coastal resort in SE Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula. Pop: 457 000 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

Back in the early ’90s, Tulum was a sleepy pueblo on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, a day trip from a hotel in Playa del Carmen or Cancún to see the ruins and walk around downtown.

From Eater

Two of her health-care-worker friends, fellow vaccinées, invited her along on a Thursday-to-Sunday stay at a resort in Cancún, Mexico.

From Washington Post

She paid for the Cancún vacation with credit card points, but when she booked another vacation in Hawaii for later this spring, her flights cost less than $400 round-trip.

From Washington Post

Cruz is trying to repair his public image after his Cancún trip.

From Washington Post

Now, after a busy holiday season, many in Cancún have gone back to work.

From Time

So, next winter, skip Punta Cana and Cancun, and head to Antigua.

From The Daily Beast

“Kirsty wants to know if Cancun would be worth the trek and I urge her to go,” he writes.

From The Daily Beast

To Cancun, non-stop airfare is around $500 for a weekend under the Mexican sun.

From The Daily Beast

A longtime social activist, Lydia Cacho founded a shelter for sexually exploited women and children in Cancun.

From The Daily Beast

He was also reported to be starring in an action picture called Cancun, which has gone by the wayside.

From The Daily Beast

Here, as at Cancun, we were struck by the prevalence of the rounded pillars.

From Project Gutenberg

A run of an hour down the coast brought us to the northern end of Cancun Island.

From Project Gutenberg

At Ottawa and Cancun, I met with leaders of the major industrial powers and developing nations.

From Project Gutenberg

For two days we travelled on over low ground drained by small muddy-banked streamlets, affluents of the Cancun.

From Project Gutenberg