Toltec

Toltec
Toltec Tol"tec, n. (Ethnol.) One of a race which formerly occupied Mexico. -- {Tol"te*can}, a. [1913 Webster]

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  • Toltec — /tohl tek, tol /, n., pl. Toltecs, (esp. collectively) Toltec, adj. n. 1. a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture. adj. 2. Also,… …   Universalium

  • Toltec — [ tɒltɛk] noun a member of an American Indian people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs. Derivatives Toltecan adjective Origin via Sp. from Nahuatl toltecatl, lit. a person from Tula (a town and former Toltec site in central Mexico) …   English new terms dictionary

  • Toltec — /ˈtɒltɛk/ (say toltek) noun 1. a people who flourished in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs, and who, according to tradition, laid the foundation of Aztec culture. 2. (plural Toltecs or Toltec) a member of this people. –adjective… …  

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