Gulf of Mexico

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  1. A gulf to the south of the United States, to the east and north of Mexico, and to the north of Cuba.
    — A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.

词形变化

the Gulf of Mexico canonical Gulf of México alternative

词源

Calque of Spanish golfo de México, first attested in 1550 on a world map held at the Bodleian Library. In widespread use since the mid-17th century, predating the independence of Mexico. Alternatively gulf + of + Mexico. Cognate of French golfe du Mexique.
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