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| Chi·chi·mec [ chchee mèk ] (plural Chi·chi·mecs or Chi·chi·mec) |
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1. member of Native Central American people: a member of a group of Native Central American peoples whose ancestors dominated central Mexico from the 11th to the 15th centuries, overthrowing the Toltecs and making way for the Aztecs
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2. Native Central American language: the Uto-Aztecan language of the Chichimec peoples. Native speakers: 5,000.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Spanish< Nahuatl chichimecatl] |
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