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n. - A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519.

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  • The term Aztec is from Aztlan, an island on a lake far away from the lake in which Tenochtitlan was located.
  • His 40 tackles for losses rank sixth in Aztec history.
  • And then there's the guy they call Aztec Gino, who, in truth, is neither an Aztec nor a guy named Gino.
  • When the Aztecs were here, they were not called Aztec or Mexica.
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