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Ixtaccihuatl

American  

[ees-tahk-see-waht-l] / ˌis tɑkˈsiˌwɑt l /

Also Ixtacihuatl

noun

1. Iztaccihuatl.

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Ixtaccihuatl British  

/ ˌiːstəkˈsiːwətəl /

noun

1. a dormant volcano in central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. Height: (central peak) 5286 m (17 342 ft)

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Ixtaccihuatl

Off between the stately peaks of Ixtaccihuatl and Popocatepetl it is a speck against the fires of dawn.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ixtaccihuatl means white woman; Popocatepetl the mountain that throws out smoke.

From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)

Ixtaccihuatl had a wooden idol representing her in the Great Temple and Popocatepetl a representation of dough of amarand and maize seeds.

From Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Carr, Annie Roe

Instead, he looked once more through the window and over the city at the vast white peaks of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl silent and immutable, forever guarding the sky-line.

From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

Forty miles away the white crests of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl still showed against the background of burning blue, like pillars supporting the dome of heaven.

From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)