— Aztecan , adj.
/az"tek/ , n.
1. a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
2. Also called classical Nahuatl . the variety of Nahuatl that served as the medium of Aztec civilization, aboriginally written in a chiefly pictographic script. Cf. Nahuatl (def. 2).
3. the Nahuatl language.
[ 1780-90; azteca aztecah, pl. of AZTECATL person from Aztlan, the legendary place of origin of the Aztecs ]