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a
: a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
b
: a member of any people under Aztec influence
2
: nahuatl
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Performers are from Viet Steps, Bay Area Aztec Dancers and Sri Thillai Natya Palli Classical Dance School.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
In June, Aztec Airways began offering flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to the Abacos.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
To dozens of Indigenous cultures across the Americas, the coyote—whose name comes from the Aztec coyotl—is a hero, a thunder-bringer and dream-maker as well as mad trickster, lusty buffoon, and moral guide.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Trustees approved an agreement for transitional kindergarten through second-grade students to occupy seven portable classrooms on the west Aztec campus.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
In June, Aztec Airways began offering flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to the Abacos.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
To dozens of Indigenous cultures across the Americas, the coyote—whose name comes from the Aztec coyotl—is a hero, a thunder-bringer and dream-maker as well as mad trickster, lusty buffoon, and moral guide.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Trustees approved an agreement for transitional kindergarten through second-grade students to occupy seven portable classrooms on the west Aztec campus.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
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“Aztec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aztec. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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Aztec
noun
Az·tec
ˈaz-ˌtek 
: a member of an Indigenous people that ruled a large empire in Mexico in the 15th-16th centuries
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