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Tenochtitlán

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Te·noch·ti·tlán  (t-ncht-tlän)
An ancient Aztec capital on the site of present-day Mexico City. Founded c. 1325, it was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.

Tenochtitlán [tɛˌnɔːtʃtiːˈtlɑːn]
n
(Placename) an ancient city and capital of the Aztec empire on the present site of Mexico City; razed by Cortés in 1521


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