pre-Hispanic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“The Aztec culture pervades Mexico City’s daily life today in a thousand subtle ways,” Romero says, passing me a bowl of roasted grasshoppers, a crunchy pre-Hispanic snack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Panama's Ministry of Culture said the discovery was "of great importance for Panamanian archaeology and the study of pre-Hispanic societies of the Central American isthmus," referring to the land that connects North and South America.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
It sits between two Inca administrative centers and near a crossroads of pre-Hispanic roads.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025
They are also shown appearing to descend into a pyramid from a helicopter and in another scene are shown handling an ancient pre-Hispanic mask.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
His account of pre-Hispanic Peru has recently been edited for the Hakluyt Society by Mr. Philip A. Means of Harvard University.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Hiram Bingham
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