Aztecs

Cultural  

1. A Native American people who ruled Mexico and neighboring areas before the Spaniards conquered the region in the sixteenth century. Starting in the twelfth century, they built up an advanced civilization and empire. (See Hernando Cortés and Montezuma.)

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Example Sentences

After the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Mexico’s European overlords used its silver and its agricultural wealth to nourish their global enterprises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Although the Aztecs fought hard to close the gap, the Bruins maintained control, ending the quarter with a 58–38 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Why focus on the Aztecs out of the numerous civilizations that existed in the territory that now constitutes Mexico?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Against the Aztecs, Terry’s mindset was to frame the ball, trying not to do too much, but going for the jugular.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

However, regular dog eating has been a last resort of meat-deprived human societies: the Aztecs had no other domestic mammal, and the Polynesians and ancient Chinese had only pigs and dogs.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond