Azteck

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.

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