Cancún

(kăn-kūn', käng-)

An island community of southeast Mexico off the northeast tip of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a popular Caribbean resort. Population: 527,000.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Cancún

City (pop., 2000: 397,191) and island resort, southeastern Mexico. The city, on the northeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, is a service town for the resort on Cancún Island (13 mi [21 km] long), which is connected by a causeway to the city. Originally settled by Maya Indians, the area was first described by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in their Incidents of Travel in Yucatán (1843). Cancún remained a fishing village until 1970, when the area was selected as a suitable site for a resort. The plan proved hugely successful; today Cancún is one of Mexico's busiest resorts.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Cancún

(känkʊn) , city (1990 pop. 167,730), Quintana Roo state, SE Mexico. An international resort, Cancún is known for its beaches, agreeable climate, and luxurious hotels and facilities. Built in the early 1970s at the site of a small Maya village, Cancún extends along a barrier island. Nearby are Isla Mujeres and the other “Riviera Maya” resorts as well as numerous ancient Maya sites. The resort suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005 but has recovered.

Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Cancun, Mexico

The country code is: 52
The city code is: 998

WordNet: Cancun

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula

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