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Metrotorino The Metrotorino is a VAL metro system connecting Turin, Italy with the neighboring city of Collegno. The first phase of the system, known as Linea 1, has 11 stations and links Fermi station in Collegno with XVIII Dicembre station near the Porta Susa railway station in central Turin.
Metrovick 950 The Metrovick 950 was the first commercial transistorized computer, built from 1959 onwards by British company Metropolitan-Vickers to the extent of seven machines. The 950 appears to have been Metrovick's first and last commercial computer offering.
Metroville Colony Metroville Colony is a neighborhood of Gulshan Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The largest part of the neighbourhood contains the main campuses of the University of Karachi and NED University of Engineering and Technology.
Metrowerks Metrowerks was a company that developed software development tools for various embedded, game, handheld, and desktop platforms. Its flagship product, CodeWarrior, comprised an IDE, compilers, linkers, libraries, and related tools.
MetroWest The MetroWest region is a cluster of towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the US state of Massachusetts. While regional definitions vary, the MetroWest Economic Research Center at Framingham State College defines MetroWest as the 9 towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, and Wayland, representing a total population of approximately 184,000.
Metru Nui In the Bionicle storyline, Metru Nui is a huge island city located far beneath the surface of the island of Mata Nui; its name literally means "Great City" in the Matoran language. It's measured to be 47.
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant () was built during the 1970s, about thirty kilometres west of the Armenian capital of Yerevan. The plant was constructed with two VVER-440 Model V230 nuclear reactorsNuclear Energy in Armenia, and the technology used at the time is no longer acceptable by modern safety standards.
Metsähallitus Metsähallitus (Forststyrelsens in Swedish) is a state owned enterprise in Finland. The tasks of the Metsähallitus are to manage most of the protected areas of Finland and to supply wood to the country's forest industry.
Metso Metso Corporation () was created in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma and is headquartered at Helsinki, Finland. Metso is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems as well as know-how and aftermarket services.
Metsovo Metsovo (Greek: Μέτσοβο, Aromanian: Aminciu) or Metsovon is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in Northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. Metsovo is bypassed by GR-6 (Ioannina - Trikala) and will be bypassed by Via Egnatia.
Mette Jacobsen Mette Nørskov Jacobsen (born March 24, 1973 in Nakskov) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at four consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100m backstroke and in the 100m butterfly.
Metten Abbey Metten Abbey, or the Abbey of St. Michael at Metten (in German Abtei Metten or Kloster Metten) is a house of the Benedictine Order in Metten near Deggendorf, situated between the fringes of the Bavarian Forest and the valley of the Danube, in Bavaria in Germany.
Metteur en scène Cahiers du cinéma co-founder André Bazin coined the term, which is often referred to as 'the director of a film's mise en scène.' Metteur en scène also connotates that the director has an original aesthetic style that can be detected while watching his or her films.
Metton Metton LMR (liquid molding resin) is an engineering plastic material used to produce large or thick molded parts for diversified applications using processes similar to injection molding and it can be used as a replacement for traditional materials such as wood and metal.
Mettwurst Mettwurst is a strongly flavoured German sausage made from raw minced pork, which is preserved by curing and smoking. The southern German variety is soft and similar to Teewurst, while the northern German variety is harder and more similar to salami, due to longer smoking.
Metu (woreda) Metu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Metu is bordered on the south by Ale, on the southwest by Bure, on the west by the Mirab Welega Zone, on the north by Darimu, on the northeast by Supena Sodo, on the east by Yayu and on the southeast by Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region.
Metuchen High School Metuchen High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Metuchen School District.
Metz Metz (in French pronounced [] and in German as ) is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and of the département of Moselle (57). It is located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.
Metz Cathedral The St. Etienne cathedral in Metz, France, was made in the 14th century by joining together two perpendicular churches: the nave of Saint-Etienne, built in the 13th century, was attached to the north side of an older Roman church.
Metz Congress The Metz Congress is the seventh national congress of the French Socialist Party (Parti socialiste or PS) which took place on 6, 7 and 8 April 1979. The debate was influenced by the failure to update the Common Programme with the French Communist Party (Parti communiste français or PCF), and the unexpected defeat of the "Union of Left" at the 1978 legislative election.
Metzler Orgelbau Metzler Orgelbau is a firm of organ builders based in Dietikon, near Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the most important makers of the European classical organ revival and has built many important and respected instruments throughout Europe.
Metzora (parsha) Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מצורע – Hebrew for "one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in April.
Metztli In Aztec mythology, Metztli (also Meztli, Metzi) was a god of the moon, the night, and farmers. He was probably the same deity as Yohaulticetl and Coyolxauhqui and the male moon god Tecciztecatl; like the latter, he feared the sun because he feared its fire.
Meunier Rifle The Meunier Rifle evolved as a part of the program initiated in 1909 by the French military to develop a semi-automatic infantry rifle that would eventually replace the Mle 1886-93 Lebel rifle. Four government research establishments (STA, ENT, Puteaux and CTV) proposed over 20 prototypes.
Meuro Meuro is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Kurregion Elbe-Heideland, whose seat is in the town of Bad Schmiedeberg.
Meursault Charmes Roulot Meursault Charmes Roulot is a vineyard consisting of thirty acres of stony limestone and clay debris. The seventy-five year old vines produce wines with intense flavor and Guy Roulot has been producing First Growth quality wines for about half a century.
Meuse-Inférieure Meuse-Inférieure (Lower Meuse; Dutch: Nedermaas or Beneden-Maas; German: Niedermaas) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. It is named after the river Meuse.
Meuse-Line The Meuse-Line is the chain of French forts and other military installations closing the passages of the Meuse between Verdun and Toul. These lines formed part of the defensive scheme adopted by France in 1873-1875.
Mevalonate pathway The mevalonate pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway or mevalonate-dependent (MAD) route, is an important cellular metabolic pathway present in all higher eukaryotes and many bacteria. It is important for the production of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) that serve as the basis for the biosynthesis of molecules used in processes as diverse as protein prenylation, cell membrane maintenance, hormones, protein anchoring and N-glycosylation.
Mevania Mevania (modern Bevagna), an ancient Roman town and municipium of (Umbria), in the Augustan Regio VI. It lay on the western branch of the Via Flaminia, 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Forum Flaminii where the branches rejoin.
Mevlana Halid-i Bagdadi Mevlana Halid-i Bagdadi (1777-1826, born in Baghdad) was an influential Ottoman mystic, who is believed by his followers to be capable of time travel. His best known books are Mecd-i Talid (Big Birth) and Sems'u Sumus (The Sun of All Suns).
Mevlevi The Mevlevi Order or the Mevleviye are a Sufi order founded by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi in 1273 in Konya, (in Turkey at present). They are also known as the Whirling Dervishes due to their famous practice of whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of Allah).
Mevo'ot Yericho Mevo'ot Yericho (), founded in 1999, is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's southern Jordan Valley just north of Jericho. The local area is called Biq'at Yitav (the Yitav Valley) and is higher than the Jordan Valley (though still 150m under sea level).
Mew (Pokémon) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Mew in the games is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Mewar Mewar (मेवाड़) (may wahr (long a like "wand") ) is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand and Udaipur.
Mewari language Mewari is one of the major dialects of Rajasthani language of Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by about five million speakers in Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Chittorgarh districts of Rajasthan state of India.
Mewat Mewat is a region of Rajasthan and Haryana states in northwestern India. Mewat's boundaries are not precisely determined, but generally include Alwar, Bharatpur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan, and Mewat district of Haryana.
Mewati Mewati, a dialect of Rajasthani language of Indo-Aryan family, is spoken by about five million speakers in Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan, and Faridabad and Gurgaon districts of Haryana states of India. Extensive linguistic research work has not carried out on this dialect so far.
Mewt Randell is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the Square Enix tactical role-playing video game and Japanese radio drama Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Mewt is a quiet, shy young boy who is incredibly pensive most of the time and deeply emotionally tormented.
Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt Mexborough (Ferry Boat) Halt was a small station on the South Yorkshire Railway 's line between Barnsley and Doncaster. Although it was situated in the parish of Old Denaby, the boundary being the River Don, it was close by the Ferry Boat crossing of the river and the swing bridge over the canal, a short distance from the original centre of Mexborough, around where the parish church now stands.
Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company The Mexborough and Swinton Traction Company, originally Mexborough and Swinton Tramways Company, was a public transport operator founded 1902 and which began services in 1907 linking Rotherham with the Old Toll Bar, Denaby.
Mexborough railway station Mexborough station is in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England. It is on the former South Yorkshire Railway's Barnsley to Doncaster line, rebuilt in its present position when the line to Sheffield Victoria was opened.
Mexcaltitán Mexcaltitán is a small island with a circumference of less than a mile, floating in the swampy lowlands and mangroves off the coast of the Mexican state of Nayarit. It has been thought that it is the Aztlan of the Aztecs, their home city and birthplace from whence they set out to on their pilgrimage that led them to the founding of Tenochtitlan.
Mexic-Arte Museum Mexic-Arte Museum was founded in 1983 by Sylvia Orozco of Cuero, Texas and Pio Pulido of Mexico. The Museum was begun to educate and promote traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latino art throughout the state of Texas.
Mexica (board game) Mexica is a board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 2002 by Ravensburger in German and Rio Grande Games in English. Mexica was awarded 5th prize in the 2002 Deutscher Spiele Preis.
Mexica Movement The Mexica Movement is a self-described indigenous-rights educational organization based in Los Angeles, California. The group is active in the Southern California protest scene and has a strong internet presence.
Mexicali Blues (song) "Mexicali Blues" is a song from Bob Weir's 1972 Ace solo album that, like the rest of the material on that record, was de facto by the Grateful Dead. Indeed it appears on the 1974 Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead compilation.
Mexican Academy of Sciences The Mexican Academy of Sciences (Academia Mexicana de Ciencias) is a non-profit organization comprising over 1800 distinguished Mexican scientists, attached to various institutions in the country, as well as a number of eminent foreign colleagues, including various Nobel Prize winners. In this organization, which encompasses exact and natural sciences as well as the social sciences and humanities, we believe that education, based on the truth of scientific knowledge, is the only means in the medium and long term, of achieving the development of the Mexican spirit and national sovereignty.
Mexican Air Force The Mexican Air Force (in Spanish: Fuerza AĂ©rea Mexicana) is the aviation branch of the Mexican defense forces and depends on the National Defense Secretariat. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, it has 11,770 men, 107 combat aircraft and 71 armed helicopters.
Mexican Alder The Mexican alder (Alnus jorullensis) is an evergreen or semi-evergreen alder, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala, growing at high altitudes in mountains there. It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20-25 m tall.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is a national non-profit civil rights organization formed in 1968 to promote the rights of Latinos in the United States. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and currently maintains regional offices in Sacramento, San Antonio, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, D.
Mexican beaded lizard The beaded lizard or Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) is found in Mexico and the southern United States. Along with the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), they are known as the only venomous species of lizard in the world.
Mexican breakfast A Mexican breakfast is an American idiom for a breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water, supposedly because that is all Mexicans can afford. The phrase, generally used in pejorative metaphors and similies, is part of a theme in American slang where the adjective "Mexican" implies that something is substandard.
Mexican burrowing snake The Mexican burrowing snake, Loxocemus bicolor, is a henophid snake that lives along the Pacific coast of central Mexico south to Honduras and north-western Costa Rica. It is the only member of the family Loxocemidae.
Mexican Beech The Mexican Beech or Haya (Fagus mexicana) is a species of beech endemic to northeastern Mexico, where it occurs from southwest Tamaulipas south to Hidalgo and Puebla; it is restricted to high altitude cloud forests in mountains. It is a deciduous tree, reaching heights of 25-40 m tall and up to 1 m trunk diameter.
Mexican Border Service Medal The Mexican Border Service Medal was a decoration of the United States military which was established by an act of the United States Congress on July 9, 1918. The decoration recognizes those military service members who performed military service on the U.
Mexican Burrowing Toad The Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the only species in the genus Rhinophrynus and the family Rhinophrynidae of order Anura. These frogs live from the southern Texas through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Mexican cinema The history of Mexican cinema goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when several enthusiasts of the new medium documented historical events – most particularly the Mexican Revolution – and produced some movies that have been only recently been rediscovered.
Mexican Democratic Party The Mexican Democratic Party (Partido DemĂłcrata Mexicano PDM in Spanish) was a political party of Mexico, that existed between 1979 and 1997 of Christian Socialism ideology and right, had its origin in the National Synarchist Union.
Mexican Drug War The Mexican Drug War is an armed conflict taking place between rival drug cartels and government forces in Mexico. The violence has risen sharply in the past year resulting in over 2,000 deaths since January 2006.
Mexican Empire The Mexican Empire was the name of Mexico on two non-consecutive occasions in the 19th century when it was ruled by an Emperor. (For the Pre-Columbian empires of Mesoamerica in the territory of modern-day Mexico, see Aztec, Toltec, and Teotihuacan.
Mexican fiestas in the United States Many Mexican fiestas are held in the United States every year. Much of the western United States belonged to Mexico at various times and the descendants of those Mexicans carry on many of their traditional celebrations.
Mexican Federal Highway 19 Mexican federal highway (carretera federal) No. 19 runs along the Pacific coast of Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas up to Todos Santos where it turns inland and eventually joins Mexican Federal Highway 1 a few miles south of San Pedro, Baja California Sur.
Mexican Federal Highway 40 Mexican Federal Highway 40, also called the "Carretera Interoceánica" (Interoceanic Highway) is a road beginning at Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and ending at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, at the Pacific coast. It is called Interoceanic as, once finished, the cities of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, at the Pacific Ocean, were linked.
Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 The Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 (Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico) is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year - to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 19th, 2007, and will run until April 29th, when the regular season will end.
Mexican general election 2006 controversies The results of the Mexican general election of July 2, 2006 were controversial and are still being contested. According to Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), the initial "Quick Count" determined the race was too close to call, and when the "Official Count" was complete, Felipe CalderĂłn of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) had won by a difference of 243,934 votes (or 0.
Mexican Grand Prix The Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One auto race held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. It first appeared as a non-championship event in 1962 before being held as a championship event from 1963-1970 and 1986-1992.
Mexican Hairless Dog The Mexican Hairless Dog is a rare, (almost) hairless breed of dog which can be quite variable in size. It is also known as Xoloitzcuintli or Xoloitzcuintle (the initial x is pronounced as an sh), Tepeitzcuintli or Mexican Hairless.
Mexican Chickadee The Mexican Chickadee, Poecile sclateri, is a small songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. Often, it is still placed in the genus Parus with most other tits, but mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data and morphology suggest that separating Poecile more adequately expresses these birds' relationships (Gill et al.
Mexican Imperial Orders There were three Imperial Orders of the Mexican Empire created to reward those subjects loyal to the Monarchy during the two periods of the Mexican Empire. Those were the Order of Guadalupe, the Order of the Mexican Eagle and the Order of Saint Charles.
Mexican Inquisition The Mexican Inquisition was the extension of the Spanish Inquisition to Mexico, in 1571. Generally considered less harsh than its Spanish counterpart, the inquisition in Mexico concerned itself with people accused of heresy, solicitation, blasphemy, and bigamy among other religious crimes.
Mexican Jay The Mexican Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina, also known as the Gray-breasted Jay, is a New World scrub jay native to the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of Mexico, north to southeast Arizona, southwest New Mexico and westernmost Texas in the United States. Its preferred habitat is montane pine-oak forest in mountains.
Mexican labor law Mexican labor law governs the process by which workers in Mexico may organize labor unions, engage in collective bargaining, and strike. Current law reflects the historic interrelation between the state and the Confederation of Mexican Workers, the labor confederation officially aligned with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI), which ruled Mexico under various names for more than seventy years.
Mexican Mafia The "Mexican Mafia" (MM) or "La eMe" (eMe) is a prison gang in the United States. It was formed in the late 1950s by Chicano street gang members incarcerated at the Duel Vocational Institution, a youthful offender facility located in Tracy, California.
Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy (official name SEMAR) is a branch of the Mexican Military responsible for conducting naval operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order""Mission and objectives" .
Mexican Opal The state of Querétaro is the pioneering opal cradle and mining area of central Mexico. In this region the opal deposits are located mainly in the mountain ranges of three municipalities: Columbus, Tequisquiapan and Ezequiel Montes.
Mexican Pinyon The Mexican Pinyon (Pinus cembroides) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The range extends from westernmost Texas, United States (where it is restricted to the Chisos and Davis Mountains) south through much of Mexico, occurring widely along the Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental ranges, and more rarely in the eastern Eje Volcánico Transversal range.
Mexican redknee tarantula The Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) is a species of terrestrial tarantula native to Mexico, but might be found in small numbers in neighboring countries. They are among the most popular tarantulas available in the pet trade, due to their impressive size and striking coloration.
Mexican response to Hurricane Katrina On August 30, 2005, Mexican President Vicente Fox sent his condolences to President George W. Bush: "In the name of the people and of the government of Mexico, I assure you of my deepest and most sincere condolences for the devastating effects caused by Hurricane Katrina".
Mexican rice Mexican rice (Español: arroz mexicano), is white rice roasted in a skillet until light brown, then steamed with spices, beef or chicken bullion, also adding carrots, canned tomatoes, and with or without peas. It is used not only as a side dish alongside entrees, but as a major ingredient in burritos.
Mexican rock Mexican rock, often referred to in Mexico as Rock nacional ("national rock"), is rock music created by Mexican groups and soloists. Originating in the 1950s with covers of standards by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and The Everly Brothers, among others, bands such as Los Rebeldes del Rock, Los Locos del Ritmo, Los Crazy Boys and Javier Bátiz soon arose with original compositions, often in English.
Mexican Repatriation The Mexican Repatriation was a largely forced migration mainly taking place between 1931 and 1934, when over 500,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans, more than one third of the United States Mexican population, were deported or "voluntarily repatriated" to Mexico. The majority of them were American citizens.
Mexican standoff A Mexican standoff is a stalemate or impasse, a confrontation that neither side can seemingly win. In popular culture, the Mexican standoff is usually portrayed as two or more opponents with guns aimed at each other at close range.
Mexican synarchism Mexican synarchy is the name of the ideology of a political movement in Mexico dating from the 1930s. In Mexico it was historically a movement of the Roman Catholic extreme right, in some ways akin to fascism, violently opposed to the leftist and secularist policies of the revolutionary (PNR, PRM, and PRI) governments that ruled Mexico from 1929 to 2000.
Mexican Seafood "Mexican Seafood" is a song by the Seattle grunge band Nirvana. It was officially released on their 1992 compilation Incesticide, but earlier, it was released on a compilation album called Teriyaki Asthma, Volume 1 in 1989.
Mexican Service Medal The Mexican Service Medal is an award of the United States military which was established by General Orders of the United States War Department on December 12, 1917. The Mexican Service Medal recognizes those service members who performed military service against Mexican forces between the dates of April 12, 1911 and June 16, 1919.
Mexican Sign Language Mexican Sign Language (“lenguaje de signos mexicano” or LSM, also known by several other names), is the language of the Deaf community in the urban regions of Mexico. It is the preferred language of 87,000 to 100,000 signers (1986 T.
Mexican Socialist Party The Mexican Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Mexicano Socialista, PMS) was the former left-wing Mexican political party immediate antecedent of the present Party of the Democratic Revolution, it was the last effort of unification of the different Mexican parties of left and the last political party that the socialist word in its name was officially used. It existed between 1987 and 1989.
Mexican train Mexican Train is a Domino game for 4 to 8 players usually played using a double twelve domino set. The Object of the game is for the player to "Domino" by playing tiles on their own train, the trains of other players, or on the Mexican Train.
Mexican Texas Mexican Texas is the given name by Texas history scholars to the period between 1821 and 1836, when Texas was part of Mexico, as a part of the state of Coahuila y Tejas. The period begins with Mexico's victory over Spain in its war of independence in 1821 and ended with Texas's declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836, forming the Republic of Texas.
Mexican Treefrogs Mexican Treefrogs or Smiliscas (Smilisca) are frogs in the Hylidae family, and are found in Mexico, southern Texas and Arizona, Central America and northwestern South America. In a recent revision of the Hylidae family the two species of the genus Pternohyla was included into this genus Smilisca baudinii] (Duméril et Bibron, 1841).
Mexican vihuela Vihuela is the name of two different guitar-like string instruments: the historical vihuela (proper) of 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the modern Mexican vihuela from 20th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.
Mexican War Streets The Mexican War Streets is a national historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood is densely filled with beautifully restored row houses, community gardens and tree lined streets and alleyways.
Mexican White Pine Mexican White Pine (Pinus ayacahuite; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine native to the mountains of southern Mexico and western Central America, in the Sierra Madre del Sur and the eastern end of the Eje Volcánico Transversal, between 14° and 21°N latitude in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Vera Cruz and Chiapas, and in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is confined to high altitudes, growing at 2200-3500 m.
Mexican Wolf The Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the rarest, most genetically distinct subspecies of the Gray Wolf in North America. It is also one of the smallest subspecies, reaching an overall length no greater than 135 cm (53 in) and a maximum height of about 80 cm (31 in).
Mexican Woodrat The Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana) is a medium-sized rat found in the Trans-Pecos region of North America (mainly Texas, but also found in Colorado). It averages about 300mm in length, and weighs 140 to 185 grams.
Mexican Workers' Party The Mexican Workers' Party (in Spanish: Partido Mexicano de los Trabajadores, PMT) was an old Mexican political party of left, that had legal registration in the 80's, its main political figure was Heberto Castillo.
Mexicana de AviaciĂłn Mexicana de AviaciĂłn (commonly known by the shorter name Mexicana) is a major airline in Mexico providing domestic and international flights. Its main competitor is AeroMexico, although the two companies "code-share" on several routes and were merged for more than a decade.
Mexicana Virtual Mexicana Virtual was born in 1999 as the first Virtual Airline with approval from the actual corporate entity to which they virtually represent Mexicana, and the second virutal airline to actually exist in Latin America after "Sur Air". Having this real airline endorsement it offered an increased interest in the virtual pilot community through out the world.
Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also sometimes known in the United States as The Mexican War and in Mexico as la intervención norteamericana (the North American Intervention) or la guerra del 47 (the War of '47), was a military conflict fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, in the wake of the 1845 U.S.

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