mexico city

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.

noun

1. the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop: 19 013 000 (2005 est)

Capital of Mexico and largest city in the country, located in central Mexico; the country’s political, cultural, commercial, and industrial center.