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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 [ˈæztɛk]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a Mexican Indian people who established a great empire, centred on the valley of Mexico, that was overthrown by Cortés and his followers in the early 16th century

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of the Aztecs See also Nahuatl

adj also Aztecan

(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aztecs, their civilization, or their language

[from Spanish Azteca, from Nahuatl Aztecatl, from Aztlan, their traditional place of origin, literally: near the cranes, from azta cranes + tlan near]

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 [ˈæztek]

A. ADJ → azteca

B. N → azteca mf

Aztec [ˈæztɛk]

adj → aztèque

n → Aztèque mf

Aztec

n → Azteke m, → Aztekin f

adj → aztekisch

Aztec [ˈæztɛk]

1. adj → azteco/a

2. n (person) → azteco/a; (language) → azteco