Toltec
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A member of an ancient civilization in central Mexico that lived from the 10th to 12th centuries
- proper noun
- /ˈtoʊltɛk/
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tolteca
- The Toltec created impressive artworks and architecture that can still be seen in Mexico today.
- Toltec and Aztec
- Toltec and Inca
- Mexico and the Toltec
Examples
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Toltec: This early site has 18 mounds and an interpretive center.
Academic text (2002) -
The ancient civilization of the Toltec thrived in central Mexico from the 10th to the 12th centuries CE.
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Historians often study the Toltec for their influence on later Mesoamerican cultures, including the Aztecs.
Surface Forms
Toltec main
Etymology
Toltec comes from the Nahuatl place name Tollan (the city also called Tula), meaning 'place of reeds' or 'great place', so Toltec originally meant 'people from Tula' and today names the ancient civilization that lived there.