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Toltec

Toltec noun: a member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

toltec: a member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the...
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Noun

Toltec (plural Toltecs or Toltec)

  1. A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.
    Synonyms:
    Tolteca

Synonyms of Toltec

  • Tolteca

Forms of Toltec

pluralToltecs
pluralToltec

Origin of Toltec

From Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl (“inhabitant of Tollan”), from Tōllān + -catl.

Questions about Toltec

What does Toltec mean?
Toltec means a member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.
What part of speech is Toltec?
Toltec is a noun.
What is the plural of Toltec?
The plural of Toltec is Toltecs.

Words near Toltec in the dictionary

  1. Tolstoyism
  2. Tolstoyist
  3. Tolstoyists
  4. Tolstykh
  5. tolt
  6. Toltec
  7. Toltecan
  8. Toltecans
  9. Toltecs
  10. tolted
  11. tolter

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