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Zapotec

Zapotec noun: a member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.

Noun

Zapotec (plural Zapotecs or Zapotec)

  1. A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.

Proper noun

Zapotec

  1. Any of a group of Oto-Manguean languages spoken by the Zapotec people.

Adjective

Zapotec (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Zapotec people.
    Synonyms:
    Zapotecan
  2. Of or relating to their language.

Zapotec meaning in Hindi

Zapotec in Hindi

member of indigenous people of Mexico
सापोतेक sāpotek
of or relating to the Zapotec people
सापोतेक sāpotek

Synonyms of Zapotec

Forms of Zapotec

pluralZapotecs
pluralZapotec

Origin of Zapotec

From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).

Words formed from Zapotec

Phrases with Zapotec

Questions about Zapotec

What does Zapotec mean?
Zapotec means a member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
What is Zapotec in Hindi?
Zapotec in Hindi is सापोतेक (sāpotek). See Zapotec meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Zapotec?
Zapotec can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Zapotec?
The plural of Zapotec is Zapotecs.

Words near Zapotec in the dictionary

  1. zapote
  2. Zapote I
  3. Zapote II
  4. Zapote III
  5. Zapote V
  6. Zapotec
  7. Zapotec nest
  8. Zapotec nests
  9. Zapotecan
  10. Zapotecanist
  11. Zapotecanists

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