Tlaxcala

[ tlahs-kah-lah ]

noun

1. a state in SE central Mexico. 1,554 sq. mi. (4,025 sq. km). : Tlaxcala.

Tlaxcala

/ tlasˈkala /

noun

1. a state of S central Mexico: the smallest Mexican state; formerly an Indian principality, the chief Indian ally of Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Capital: Tlaxcala. Pop: 961 912 (2000 est). Area: 3914 sq km (1511 sq miles)
2. a city in E central Mexico, on the central plateau, capital of Tlaxcala state: the church of San Francisco (founded 1521 by Cortés) is the oldest in the Americas. Pop: 15 777 (2005) Official nameTlaxcala de Xicohténcatl

Example Sentences

The fortifications of Tlaxcala are posterior in the date of their construction to the great pyramid of Cholula.

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Many of the houses had temascals, differing considerably from those of Puebla and Tlaxcala.

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We have always loved the State of Tlaxcala and its quaint little capital city of the same name.

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Thus, around the capital city, Tlaxcala, there are some seventeen of these small pueblos.

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The latter representation is found in Mexico, Tlaxcala, and Yucatan.

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