Anáhuac

American  

[uh-nah-wahk, ah-nah-wahk] / əˈnɑ wɑk, ɑˈnɑ wɑk /

noun

1. the central plateau of Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental ranges (3,700 to 9,000 feet; 1,128 to 2,743 meters): center of former Aztec civilization.

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Etymology

Origin of Anáhuac

First recorded in 1810–15; from Nahuatl: literally, “close to the water,” equivalent to A(tl) “water” + nahuac, a suffix meaning “close to”

Example Sentences

In Mexico City’s Anáhuac district, two neighbors sitting on a park bench last week passionately debated the recall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2022

“There is damage to the brand’s reputation,” said Francisco Madrid Flores, the director of the Center for Research and Tourist Competitiveness at Anáhuac University in Mexico City.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2020

On the flat summit, with hints through the tree-tops below of the great vale of Anáhuac, we halted to share the bulk of our burdens with the Indian boy, who had not brought his "itacate."

From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Franck, Harry Alverson

None of the peoples of Anáhuac could be truthfully described as “gentle lambs” or as “humble, submissive, and docile, knowing no evil and neither possessing nor understanding the use of weapons.”

From Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings by MacNutt, Francis Augustus

It was built in a lake in the center of the great valley of Anáhuac, and had a population of perhaps 60,000 when the Spaniards came.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene