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Mixtec
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Mix·tec  (mstk)
n. pl. Mixtec or Mix·tecs
1.
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]
n
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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