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Tepanec

noun
Tep·​a·​nec | \ ¦tepə¦nek\
variants: or Tepaneca \ ˌ⸗⸗ˈnekə \
plural Tepanec or Tepanecs or Tepaneca or Tepanecas

Definition of Tepanec

1 : a Nahuatl people of the Valley of Mexico
2 : a member of the Tepanec people

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