Meanings
proper noun
- The southern and Central Valley portions of California as well as southern Arizona, the portion of Texas bordering on the Rio Grande, most of New Mexico, northern Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula.
Origin
Blend of Mexico + America. Coined by Joel Garreau.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Mexamerica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexamerica
MLA
“Mexamerica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexamerica. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexamerica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexamerica.
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