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Mexica

/məˈʃikə/

Where it comes from

From Spanish mexica, from Classical Nahuatl mēxihcah, absolutive plural form of mēxihcatl (“Mexica, Aztec”).

noun Mexicas · Mexica

A member of an indigenous people of the Americas

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Mexica.
Similar: Aztec, Mexican

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noun member

Español	mexica (meshica)
Português	mexica

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"Mexica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mexica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mexica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mexica

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"Mexica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mexica.

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@misc{mexica_2026,
  title = {Mexica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mexica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}