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: a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
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: a member of any people under Aztec influence
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: nahuatl
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Like the first Aztec that debuted at the Turin motor show, the two-seater is finished in silver with glossy black accents.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
However, this is explained by the fact that the people of Teotihuacán did not use these names—they were assigned to the monuments by the Mexica people, who founded the Aztec Empire centuries later.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
During the period of the Aztec Empire, young Yohualli Coatl (Horacio Garcia Rojas) witnesses his father and village leader getting killed by the Spanish Conquistadors.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 25 July 2024
The film is set at the Aztec Corp., a company that auctions off ancient antiquities and semi-distinct wild exotic animals.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 July 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
However, this is explained by the fact that the people of Teotihuacán did not use these names—they were assigned to the monuments by the Mexica people, who founded the Aztec Empire centuries later.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
During the period of the Aztec Empire, young Yohualli Coatl (Horacio Garcia Rojas) witnesses his father and village leader getting killed by the Spanish Conquistadors.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 25 July 2024
The film is set at the Aztec Corp., a company that auctions off ancient antiquities and semi-distinct wild exotic animals.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 July 2024
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Aztec
noun
Az·tec
ˈaz-ˌtek 
: a member of an Indigenous people that ruled a large empire in Mexico in the 15th-16th centuries
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