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a
: a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
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: a member of any people under Aztec influence
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: nahuatl
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Participating businesses include Aztec Brewery Company, Green Flash Brewing Co., Hillcrest Brewing Company, Pizza Port and Barrio Star.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The former San Diego State Aztec has one PGA Tour win, the 2022 Valero Texas Open.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Read More: The Fall of the Aztec Empire: What Really Happened in the Battle of Tenochtitlan?
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The former San Diego State Aztec has one PGA Tour win, the 2022 Valero Texas Open.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Read More: The Fall of the Aztec Empire: What Really Happened in the Battle of Tenochtitlan?
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The GFXBench Aztec Ruins test, which gauges GPU performance, further confirms that the phone is limited in speed.
—PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Aztec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aztec. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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Aztec
noun
Az·tec
ˈaz-ˌtek 
: a member of an Indigenous people that ruled a large empire in Mexico in the 15th-16th centuries
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