Mixtec

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Mix·tec (m

n. pl. Mixtec or Mix·tecs

a. A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people of southern Mexico whose civilization was overthrown by the Aztecs in the 16th century.

b. A modern-day descendant of this people.

2. The language of this people.

[Spanish, from Nahuatl mixtecatl, inhabitant of Mixtecapán, a province of the Mexican empire.]

Mixtec [ˈmiːstɛk]

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -tecs, -tec a member of an American Indian people of Mexico

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people

Mixtecan adj & n

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