Teotihuacan
/ˈteɪ.oʊˌti.wɑˈkɑn/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A vast archeological site in Mexico
Synonyms
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More examples"Because of his passion for indigenous Mexican art, he spends his weekends in Tlaxcala or Teotihuacan looking for good specimens of small statues."
Etymology
From Spanish Teotihuacán, from Nahuatl Teōtīhuacān possibly from teōtī(uhtli) (elder god) + -huah (owner/possessor of something) + -cān (place of) meaning “At the place of the owners of the elder gods,” per J. R. Andrews’ “Introduction to Classical Nahuatl”.