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Aztec

Az·tec [ áz tèk ]


noun  (plural Az·tecs)
Definition:
 
1. member of Native American people of Mexico: a member of a Native Middle American people whose empire dominated central Mexico during the 14th and 15th centuries. As well as having highly developed artistic, musical, astronomical, and mathematical skills, the Aztecs were excellent engineers and architects.

2. language 
Same as  Nahuatl (sense 2)




adjective 
Definition:
 
of Aztecs: relating to the Aztecs or their language or culture

[Late 18th century. Via French Aztèque or Spanish Azteca< Nahuatl aztecatl "somebody from Aztlan"]
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