Aztecs

A Native American people who ruled Mexico and neighboring areas before the Spaniards conquered the region in the sixteenth century. Starting in the twelfth century, they built up an advanced civilization and empire. (See Hernando Cortés and Montezuma.)

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to cause to be empty or unoccupied.

to assent tacitly; agree; consent.

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Words nearby Aztecs

azoturia, Azov, Azrael, AZT, Aztec, Aztecs, Aztec two-step, aztreonam, Azuchi-Momoyama, Azuela, Azuero Peninsula

Example sentences from the Web for Aztecs

Before the 16thcentury, Spanish conquest, the Aztecs saw the skull as a symbol of rebirth.
New Orleans’ Carnivalesque Day of the Dead|Jason Berry|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Aztecs, in fact, believed in thirteen dii majores and over 200 dii minores.
The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West|Robert E. Anderson
All the Aztecs could do, after forming the confederacy, was to expand it over the remaining Nahuatlac tribes.
Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan
The cut given above shows the 513 method by which the Aztecs represented their month, with the hieroglyphic names of each day.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft

In fact the Aztecs conceived him and his army to be absolutely annihilated.
Mexico|Susan Hale
The Aztecs were a barbarous or semi-civilised people, with a long history behind them.
The Idea of God in Early Religions|F. B. Jevons

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