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Aztec

Syllables: Az·tec/ˈæz.tɛk/

Aztec adjective: of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

Adjective

Aztec (comparative more Aztec, superlative most Aztec)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
    Synonyms:
    Aztecan, Mexica, Mexican
  2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
    Synonyms:
    Aztecan, Nahua, Mexican
  3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.
    Synonyms:
    Aztecan, Mexican

Noun

Aztec (plural Aztecs or Aztec)

  1. A Mexica.
    • The lords of Tlatelolco were greatly angered over this and said, one to another, "These Aztecs believe that we are of an alien lineage. Do they not know that we are Aztecs like them[?]1994, Diego Durán, translated by Doris Heyden, The History of the Indies of New Spain
    Synonyms:
    Mexica, Mexican
  2. A Nahua.
    • Although united culturally, the Aztecs thought of themselves in terms of their particular tribal affiliations: as Mexica, Tetzcoca, Culhua, Tepaneca, etc.1989, Elizabeth Hill Boone, Incarnations of the Aztec Supernatural: The Image of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico and Europe
    Synonyms:
    Nahua
  3. A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.

Proper noun

Aztec

  1. One of the Nahuatl languages.
    Synonyms:
    Mexican
  2. A city, the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Aztec meaning in Marathi

Aztec in Marathi

of or pertaining to the ethnic group
आझटेक ājhṭek
of or pertaining to the language
आझटेक ājhṭek
person from indigenous ethnic group
आझटेक ājhṭek
Nahuatl — see also Nahuatl
आझटेक ājhṭek

Synonyms of Aztec

Forms of Aztec

Adjective
comparativemore Aztec
superlativemost Aztec
Noun
pluralAztecs
pluralAztec

Origin of Aztec

Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

Words formed from Aztec

Phrases with Aztec

Questions about Aztec

What does Aztec mean?
Aztec means of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
What is Aztec in Marathi?
Aztec in Marathi is आझटेक (ājhṭek). See Aztec meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Aztec?
Aztec can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aztec?
Aztec is pronounced /ˈæz.tɛk/ (UK).

Words near Aztec in the dictionary

  1. Azqueltán
  2. Azrael
  3. azran
  4. azrans
  5. AZT
  6. Aztec
  7. Aztec broccoli
  8. Aztec code
  9. Aztec codes
  10. Aztec Empire
  11. Aztec lilies

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