TENOCHTITLÁN

Meaning of TENOCHTITLÁN in English

/te nawch'tee tlahn"/ , n.

the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TENOCHTITLÁN — geographical name Mexico City
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TENOCHTITLÁN — Ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City , it was founded с 1325 …
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TENOCHTITLÁN — geographical name : Mexico City — name used when it was capital of the Aztec Empire
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENOCHTITLÁN — Ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City , it was founded 0441; 1325 …
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TENOCHTITLÁN — Теночтитлан
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TENOCHTITLAN — Теночтитлан
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TENOCHTITLAN — Pronunciation: t ā - ˌ no ̇ ch-t ē t- ' län Function: geographical name MEXICO CITY ― name used …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TULA — Ancient city in Mexico, the capital of the Toltec s, which flourished in the 10th–12th centuries. Its exact location is …
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TLAXCALA — I State (pop., 2000: 962,646), central Mexico. The smallest Mexican state, it consists largely of plateau and covers 1,551 sq …
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TEXCOCO, LAKE — Lake, central Mexico. Originally one of the five lakes of the Valley of Mexico, Texcoco has been drained by channels …
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NAHUATL LANGUAGE — Nahuatl was the language of perhaps the majority of the inhabitants of pre-Conquest central Mexico, including Tenochtitlán (now {{link=Mexico City">Mexico …
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MONTEZUMA II — or Moctezuma II born 1466 died с June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, near modern Mexico City Ninth emperor of the In …
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MEXICO CITY — Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; metro. area, 18,327,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of …
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MEXICO — I officially United Mexican States Country, southern North America. The Rio Grande forms part of its northeastern border with the …
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MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATION — Complex of aboriginal cultures that developed in parts of Mexico and Central America before the Spanish conquest in the 16th …
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CUAUHTÉMOC — or Guatimozin born с 1495 died Feb. 26, 1522 Last Aztec emperor, nephew and son-in-law of Montezuma II . He …
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CORTÉS, HERNÁN — later marqués del Valle de Oaxaca born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile died Dec. 2, 1547, Castilleja de la …
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AZTEC — They may have originated on the northern Mexican plateau before migrating to their later location. Their migration may have been …
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ALVARADO, PEDRO DE — born с 1485, Badajoz, Castile died 1541, in or near Guadalajara, New Spain Spanish soldier and colonial administrator. In 1519 …
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TENOCHCA — tə̇ˈnächkə noun ( plural tenochca or tenochcas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Tenochtitlán, ancient name of Mexico …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEXICO — geographical name or Spanish Mé·ji·co ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō ; or Mexican Spanish Mé·xi·co ˈme-hē-(ˌ)kō 1. country S North America S of the …
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HIDALGO — in Spain, a hereditary noble or, in the later Middle Ages and the modern era, a knight or member of …
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XOCHIMILCO — delegacin (administrative subdivision), central Federal District, central Mexico. It lies at 7,461 feet (2,274 metres) above sea level in the …
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MEXICO CITY — The early period Origins The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the 13th century. According to tradition, they …
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TULA — Ancient city in Mexico, the capital of the Toltec s, which flourished in the 10th12th centuries. Its exact location is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TLAXCALA — in full Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl Town (pop., 2000: 73,213), capital of Tlaxcala state, Mexico. It is located in a mountainous …
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TEXCOCO, LAKE — Lake, central Mexico. Originally one of the five lakes of the Valley of Mexico, Texcoco has been drained by channels …
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NAHUATL LANGUAGE — Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico, which continues to be spoken by more than a million modern Mexicans in various markedly divergent …
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MONTEZUMA — n. or Moctezuma II born 1466 died 0441; June 30, 1520, Tenochtitlán, near modern Mexico City Ninth emperor of the …
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MEXICO — n. officially United Mexican States Country, southern North America. The Rio Grande forms part of its northeastern border with the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEXICO CITY — Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; metro. area, 18,327,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of …
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CORTÉS, HERNÁN — v. later marqués del Valle de Oaxaca born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile died Dec. 2, 1547, Castilleja de …
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