altepemeh

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A form of altepetl — A Nahua community; a pueblo.

OriginClassical Nahuatl altepemeh →
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of altepetl

    Central Mexican altepemeh had segmental structures...

    2008, Joyce Marcus, Jeremy A. Sabloff, The Ancient City: New Perspectives on Urbanism in the Old and New World
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    For instance, it is possible that a hierarchy existed among the altepemeh.

    2012, Marcello-Andrea Canuto, Jason Yaeger, Archaeology of Communities: A New World Perspective

    In response to Mixcoatl's demands, leaders in remote altepemeh gave him land and provided workers to cultivate it.

    2012, Patricia Lopes Don, Bonfires of Culture: Franciscans, Indigenous Leaders, and the Inquisition in Early Mexico, 1524-1540

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlaltepemeh
  2. Englishaltepemeh

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl altepemeh, plural of altepetl.

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APA

altepemeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altepemeh

MLA

“altepemeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altepemeh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altepemeh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altepemeh.

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