"Cancún" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kɑːnˈkuːn/
Etymology: From Yucatec Maya kaan + kun, translating as either "nest of snake" or "place of the gold snake." Etymology templates: {{der|en|yua|kaan}} Yucatec Maya kaan, {{m|yua|kun}} kun Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cancún
  1. A resort city in Quintana Roo, in southeastern Mexico, on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Quintana Roo, Places in Mexico, Places in Quintana Roo Synonyms: Cancun Derived forms: Cancún Cruz Translations (city in Quintana Roo, Mexico): Kankun (Akan), كَانْكُون كَنْكُوْن (kānkūn) (Arabic), Cancun (Catalan), 坎昆 (Kǎnkūn) (Chinese Mandarin), Kankun (Farefare), Cancún (French), Cancun (French), Κανκούν (Kankoún) (Greek), カンクン (Kankun) (Japanese), कानकुन (kānkun) (Marathi), Cancún (Occitan), Cancún (Spanish)

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