Tenochtitlán
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Te·noch·ti·tlán
(tĕ-nōch′tē-tlän′) An ancient Aztec capital on the site of present-day Mexico City. Founded c. 1325, it was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
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Tenochtitlán
(tɛˌnɔːtʃtiːˈtlɑːn)n
(Placename) an ancient city and capital of the Aztec empire on the present site of Mexico City; razed by Cortés in 1521
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Te•noch•ti•tlán
(teɪˌnɔtʃ tiˈtlɑn)n.
the capital of the Aztec empire: now the site of Mexico City.
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