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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Aztec
a member of a Nahuatl-speaking ethnic group that ruled much of central and S Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest in 1521.

2. Aztec
any Nahuatl-speaking Indian of the Valley of Mexico in the period prior to and immediately following the Spanish conquest.

3. (adj.) Aztec
of or pertaining to the Aztecs or the culture of central Mexico during the period of Aztec dominance.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Aztec
a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519

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Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Aztec
of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519

2. (noun) Aztec
one of the Aztec race or people

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