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Nahuatl

/ˌˈnɑˌˈwɑtl/
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Definitions of Nahuatl
  1. noun
    a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico
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    types:
    Aztec
    a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519
    Toltec
    a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico
    type of:
    American Indian, Red Indian
    a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
  2. noun
    the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl
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    type of:
    Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language
    a family of American Indian languages
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