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AZTEC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aztec
1, record 1, English, Aztec
correct, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mexica 1, record 1, English, Mexica
correct, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Aztecs ... were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. 2, record 1, English, - Aztec
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Aztèque
1, record 1, French, Azt%C3%A8que
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Mexica 1, record 1, French, Mexica
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les Aztèques, ou Mexicas (du nom de leur capitale, Mexico-Tenochtitlan), étaient un peuple amérindien du groupe nahua, c'est-à-dire de langue nahuatl. [...] Au début du XVIe siècle, ils avaient atteint un niveau de civilisation parmi les plus avancés d'Amérique et dominaient, avec les autres membres de leur Triple alliance, le plus vaste empire de la Mésoamérique postclassique. 2, record 1, French, - Azt%C3%A8que
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
- Arqueología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- azteca
1, record 1, Spanish, azteca
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
azteca: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los nombres que designan pueblos o etnias se escriben con minúscula inicial. 1, record 1, Spanish, - azteca
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