PRE-CORTESIAN


Meaning of PRE-CORTESIAN in English

|prēˌkȯ(r)|tezēən, -tēzhən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: pre- + Hernán Cortés (Cortez) died 1547 Spanish conqueror of Mexico + English -ian

: of or relating to the period before the conquest of Mexico by Cortez

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