Mexico City

American  

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7,400 feet (2,255 meters) above sea level.

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Mexico City British  

noun

1. the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop: 19 013 000 (2005 est)

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Mexico City Cultural  

1. Capital of Mexico and largest city in the country, located in central Mexico; the country's political, cultural, commercial, and industrial center.

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With more than eighteen million people, Mexico City is the second-largest city in the world, behind Tokyo.

Example Sentences

For more than 80 years, Vicente’s family ran a men’s clothing business in downtown Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, an her traditional Catholic upbringing clearly shapes her interests, her photographs often featuring rites, rituals and mystical elements.

From The Wall Street Journal

If they were winners of Group L, England would have to go from Atalanta to Mexico City and then to Miami.

From BBC

The working class La Villa neighborhood of Mexico City where the basilica is located fills with trucks festooned with with wreaths and Christmas lights and hordes of pilgrims camping in the streets.

From Los Angeles Times

My brother, his girlfriend and I were in a sushi bar in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times