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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.
2. 2
   a member of the Nahuatl speaking people of central and southern Mexico wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

toltecatolteca

Etymology

From Spanish tolteca, from Nahuatl tōltēcah, plural of tōltēcatl (“inhabitant of Tollan”), from Tōllān + -catl.

Related phrases

native americanpre columbian

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