| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
| bullfight |
a public show held in an arena in which performers first tease and tire out a bull, and then one person using a cape to draw the bull near tries to kill it with a sword. Bullfighting is popular in Spain and Mexico. |
| calico |
made of calico. [1/3 definitions] |
| commonwealth |
the official title of certain U.S. states and Puerto Rico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Gila monster |
a large, poisonous reptile that lives in the southwestern part of the United States and in Mexico. This lizard has a short tail and scales in patterns of black with orange, yellow, or pink. |
| Havana |
the capital city of Cuba. Havana is a seaport on the Gulf of Mexico. |
| horned lizard |
a lizard with a short tail and short legs that eats insects; horned toad. It lives in the western part of the United States and in Mexico. The horned lizard has spines that look like horns on its head and rough scales and spines on its body. |
| Mexican |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mexico |
a country in North America south of the United States. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. |
| Mexico City |
the capital city of Mexico. |
| Mississippi |
the longest river in the United States. It flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mississippi River |
a river in the United States that flows from Minnesota south through the Midwest, then along the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Monaco |
a tiny Mediterranean country almost completely surrounded by France. The capital of Monaco is also called Monaco. |
| Morocco |
a country in northern Africa. Rabat is the capital of Morocco. |
| NM |
abbreviation of "New Mexico." |
| PR1 |
abbreviation of "Puerto Rico." |
| Puerto Rico |
an island in the Caribbean Sea associated with the United States. Puerto Rico is in the West Indies. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. |
| pyramid |
a huge stone structure that is shaped like a pyramid. Pyramids were built long ago as tombs in Egypt and as temples in Mexico. [1/3 definitions] |
| smoke |
the act or an instance of smoking tobacco. [1/6 definitions] |