Purépecha
noun
Pu·ré·pe·cha
pü-ˈrā-pā-chä 
variants
or Purepecha
1
plural Purépecha or Purepecha also Purépechas or Purepechas
: a member of an Indigenous people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico
called also Tarascan
2
: the language of the Purépecha people
called also Tarascan
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As many as 10,000 of them are Purepecha, an Indigenous group from the Mexican state of Michoacan.
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
The city was first founded in the 14th century as the capital of the Purepecha Empire.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
The city was first founded in the 14th century as the capital of the Purepecha Empire.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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“Purépecha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pur%C3%A9pecha. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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