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单词 aztec
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Az•tec  (aztek),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varieties, Archaeologya member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
  2. Language VarietiesAlso called classical Nahuatl. the variety of Nahuatl that served as the medium of Aztec civilization, aboriginally written in a chiefly pictographic script. Cf. Nahuatl (def. 2).
  3. Language Varietiesthe Nahuatl language.
  • Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl person from Aztlān, the legendary place of origin of the Aztecs
  • Spanish azteca
  • 1780–90
Aztec•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Aztec /ˈæztɛk/ n
  1. 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. the language of the Aztecs
    See also Nahuatl
adj
Also: Aztecan
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aztecs, their civilization, or their language
Etymology: 18th Century: from Spanish Azteca, from Nahuatl Aztecatl, from Aztlan, their traditional place of origin, literally: near the cranes, from azta cranes + tlan near
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