Tenochtitlan

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Tenochtitlan

/təˈnɔt͡ʃtɪtˌlæn/
/təˈnɔt͡ʃtɪtˌlɑn/

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Borrowed from Spanish Tenochtitlán, from Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan.

proper noun

The former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
Similar: Mexico-Tenochtitlan

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name capital of the Aztec empire

Español	Tenochtitlán
한국어	테노치티틀란 tenochititeullan
日本語	テノチティトラン tenochititoran
中文	特諾奇提特蘭 /特诺奇提特兰 tènuòqítítèlán
हिन्दी	तेनोचतित्लान tenoctitlān
Português	Tenochtitlán, Tenochtitlan
Русский	Теночтитлан Tenočtitlan

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"Tenochtitlan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenochtitlan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{tenochtitlan_2026,
  title = {Tenochtitlan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenochtitlan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}