Tenochtitlán

[te-nawch-tee-tlahn]

noun

1. the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.

Tenochtitlán

/ tɛˌnɔːtʃtiːˈtlɑːn /

noun

1. an ancient city and capital of the Aztec empire on the present site of Mexico City; razed by Cortés in 1521