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5/3/2025, 2:38 AM DoingNothing247
10/9/2023, 12:25 AM anonymous

Name Campeche
Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage English, Spanish, Turkish
Pronounced Pron. /kam.ˈpe.t͡ʃe/(Spanish)
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Meaning & History

Derived from Kaan Peech, the name of the 16th-century Maya chiefdom meaning "place of snakes and ticks", derived from Yucatec Maya kaan meaning "snake" and peech meaning "tick". This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico. (The city is formally named San Francisco de Campeche.)
Added 10/9/2023 by anonymous