Uto-Aztecan

[ yoo-toh-az-tek-uhn ]

/ ˈyu toʊˈæz tɛk ən /

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noun

an American Indian language family, widespread from Idaho to Central America and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific: this family includes Hopi, Ute, Shoshone, Comanche, Nahuatl, Papago, Pima, and other languages.

adjective

of or relating to Uto-Aztecan.

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Origin of Uto-Aztecan

1891; Ute + -o- + Aztecan

Words nearby Uto-Aztecan

ut infra, uti possidetis, utmost, utmost good faith, Utnapishtim, Uto-Aztecan, Utopia, Utopian, utopianism, utopian socialism, Utopia Planitia

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How to use Uto-Aztecan in a sentence

"Let the gods deal with me as they will," replied the Aztecan.
The Golden Fleece|Julian Hawthorne
These combats are always in honor of some one or more of the Aztecan gods,—generally of Huitzil, god of war.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
Surely, the Aztecan gods had vindicated themselves; and for the tzin there was glory immeasurable.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
You may be Aztecan over again, in mind and temperament; and every one knows how impressions are transmitted.
The Golden Fleece|Julian Hawthorne

Not a scene but was illustrative of some incident memorable in the Aztecan history.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for Uto-Aztecan

Uto-Aztecan

/ (ˈjuːtəʊˈæztɛkən) /

noun

a family of North and Central American Indian languages including Nahuatl, Shoshone, Pima, and Ute

adjective

of or relating to this family of languages or the peoples speaking them

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