Aztec Definition

ăztĕk

aztecan

noun

A member of a people of central Mexico whose civilization was at its height at the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century.

American Heritage

A member of an Amerindian people of what is now Mexico, that had an advanced civilization before the conquest of Mexico by Cortés in 1519

Webster's New World

The Nahuatl language of the Aztecs.

American Heritage

The language of this people; Nahuatl.

Webster's New World

The branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family to which Nahuatl belongs.

Webster's New World

adjective

Of or relating to the Aztecs or their language, culture, or empire.

American Heritage

Of the Aztecs or their language or culture.

Webster's New World

Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.

Wiktionary

Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.

Wiktionary

Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.

Wiktionary

pronoun

The Nahuatl language.

Wiktionary

A city in New Mexico.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Aztec

Singular:

Aztec

Plural:

aztecs

Spanish Azteca from Nahuatl Aztecatl one who comes from the place of the cranes áztatl crane -técatl suff.

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Spanish azteca, from Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlan”).

From Wiktionary