Definitions
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- noun An indigenous people of central Mexico.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Mexica.
Etymologies
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Obsidian and Blood setting 4: Acatl and death in Mexica religion - Aliette de Bodard
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Aliette de Bodard on Obsidian and Blood setting, 4: Acatl and death in Mexica religion.
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The current use of the term Aztec has become a subject of debate and the term Mexica is perhaps preferable, although many professional archaeologists use Aztec and Mexica interchangeably.
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The current use of the term Aztec has become a subject of debate and the term Mexica is perhaps preferable, although many professional archaeologists use Aztec and Mexica interchangeably.
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The poor are told to go to the United States to find jobs, instead of finding decent employment in Mexica, which does NOT exist!
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* When the Spaniards invaded our people, they could not pronounce our name Mexica, pronounced meh - shee - kah because there is not a sound in the Spanish language for "sh".
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But he tells us that the name Mexica or Mexicatl (singular) is derived from Mecitli (me = "maguey" and citli = "rabbit").
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But he tells us that the name Mexica or Mexicatl (singular) is derived from Mecitli (me = "maguey" and citli = "rabbit").
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The Aztecs, who are also known as the Mexica (pronounced "meh-SHEE-kah"), were nomadic, warlike people who arrived in central Mexico from the north in the late 13th century AD.
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The Aztecs, who are also known as the Mexica (pronounced "meh-SHEE-kah"), were nomadic, warlike people who arrived in central Mexico from the north in the late 13th century AD.
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