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Az·tec  (ztk)

n.

1. A member of a people of central Mexico whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.

2. The Nahuatl language of the Aztecs.

adj. also Az·tec·an (-tkn)

Of or relating to the Aztecs or their language, culture, or empire.

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[Spanish Azteca, from Nahuatl Aztecatl, one who comes from the place of the cranes : áztatl, crane + -técatl, suff.]

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Aztec

Noun

1. a member of a Mexican Indian race who established a great empire, overthrown by the Spanish in the early 16th century

2. the language of the Aztecs

Adjective

of the Aztecs or their language [Aztlan, their traditional place of origin, literally: near the cranes]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Aztec - a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519 Nahuatl - a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico

Translations

Aztec [ˈæztɛk] adj, n → azteca m/f

Aztec [ˈæztɛk] adj → aztèque

n → Aztèque m/f

Aztec [ˈæztɛk] adj → aztekisch

n → Azteke m, Aztekin f

Aztec [ˈæztɛk] adj, n → azteco/a