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AZTEC
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• AZTEC (noun)
The noun AZTEC has 1 sense:
1. a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
Familiarity information: AZTEC used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Aztec" is a kind of...):
Nahuatl (a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico)
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