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prehispanic

prehispanic adjective: of or pertaining to the period of time before, or during the early part of the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived and began to colonize the New World, e.g. Mesoamerica, South America, the Philippines, etc.

Adjective

prehispanic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the period of time before, or during the early part of the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived and began to colonize the New World, e.g. Mesoamerica, South America, the Philippines, etc.

Origin of prehispanic

From pre- + Hispanic.

Questions about prehispanic

What does prehispanic mean?
Prehispanic means of or pertaining to the period of time before, or during the early part of the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived and began to colonize the New World, e.g. Mesoamerica, South America, the Philippines, etc.
What part of speech is prehispanic?
Prehispanic is an adjective.

Words near prehispanic in the dictionary

  1. prehilar
  2. prehilbert space
  3. prehilbert spaces
  4. prehire
  5. prehiring
  6. prehispanic
  7. prehist.
  8. prehistorian
  9. prehistorians
  10. prehistoric
  11. prehistoric age

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