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Definition of: Aztec
(az′tek) noun
1. One of tribe of Mexican Indians of Nahuatlan stock, founders of the Mexican Empire which was at its height when Cortés invaded the country in 1519.
2. Any of the Uto-Aztecan dialects spoken by the Aztecs; Nahuatl.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Aztec Indians, their language, culture, or empire: also Az·tec·an (az′tek·ən).
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