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Nahua

American  
[nah-wah] / ˈnɑ wɑ /

noun

Nahuas, plural Nahua plural
  1. Nahuatl.


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Though variations of the story exist along the Nahua region of Mexico, Tlahuelpuchi typically turns into a Mexican turkey vulture.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

With shared ancestry in the Nahua Indigenous group, which has ties to the Aztec civilization in central Mexico, the couple pledged to merge their identities and scientific studies as part of their future together.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2023

She was born in Mexico into a Nahua and Maya family of healers who work with traditional plant medicine.

From Science Magazine Feb. 22, 2023

The next section will illustrate the native societies that first encountered Europeans — the Taino and the Nahua.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2022

In succeeding centuries they were followed by other Nahua tribes, whose names are now borne by numerous cities in the Valley of Mexico.

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

Experts found that the Nahuas believed these dogs represented the god, Xólotl, the twin brother of deity Quetzalcóatl.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2023

The closeness between Xoloitzcuintles and their owners was also noted by the Nahuas, according to experts.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2023

Hundreds of years ago the Latin American Indigenous group, the Nahuas, believed that a hairless dog like him, a Xoloitzcuintle, was a sacred creature who could guide its deceased master through the underworld.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2023

Did the artist who carved the cross also take liberties, which only informed Nahuas would grasp?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2021

Nahuas occupied Mexico south of a line drawn roughly from Tampico through Guadalajara to the Pacific Ocean.

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

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