Yucatan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Yucatan in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Yucatan in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
Word Origin
- Yucatan
- said to be from a local word meaning "massacre." Related: Yucatecan.
Example
- 1. That impact left a crater 110 miles wide in mexico 's yucatan peninsula , suggesting the original object was six miles or more in diameter .