Why does Mexico DF mean Mexico City ?
estar en Mexico DF
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Ron B.Kwiziq community member
estar en Mexico DF
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Ser vs Estar in Spanish: Using estar in Spanish (not ser) when talking about locations"
Asked 3 years ago
John O. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hola Ron,
It means "Distrito Federal (Federal District).
I believe they officially changed their name to Ciudad de México or "CDMX" a few years ago, though I haven't come across the latter abbreviation myself.
Saludos. John
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