aztec
adjective/ˈæztɛk/
Frequency rank: #11,685 most common English word
Meaning
relating to the indigenous Mesoamerican people who built a powerful empire in Mexico before Spanish conquest.
Example sentence
The museum displayed beautiful pottery from aztec civilization that once ruled central Mexico.
Synonyms & related words
- mesoamerican
- mexican
- indigenous
- precolumbian
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