Meanings
proper noun
- The former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
Synonyms: Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
Similar
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Origin
- Classical NahuatlTenochtitlan
- SpanishTenochtitlán
- EnglishTenochtitlan
Borrowed from Spanish Tenochtitlán, from Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan.
More words from Spanish, Classical Nahuatl
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 特諾奇提特蘭 /特诺奇提特兰
- 特諾奇提特蘭 /特诺奇提特兰 (tènuòqítítèlán)capital of the Aztec empire
Hindi तेनोचतित्लान
- तेनोचतित्लान (tenoctitlān)capital of the Aztec empire
Japanese テノチティトラン
- テノチティトラン (tenochititoran)capital of the Aztec empire
Korean 테노치티틀란
- 테노치티틀란 (tenochititeullan)capital of the Aztec empire
Polish Tenochtitlan
- Tenochtitlancapital of the Aztec empire
Portuguese Tenochtitlán, Tenochtitlan
- Tenochtitláncapital of the Aztec empire
- Tenochtitlancapital of the Aztec empire
Russian Теночтитлан
- Теночтитлан (Tenočtitlan)capital of the Aztec empire
Spanish Tenochtitlán
- Tenochtitláncapital of the Aztec empire
Cite this entry
APA
Tenochtitlan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tenochtitlan
MLA
“Tenochtitlan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tenochtitlan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tenochtitlan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tenochtitlan.
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