Zapotecan

Zapotecan
noun
1. a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900
Syn: ↑Zapotec
Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian
2. the language of the Zapotec
Syn: ↑Zapotec
Hypernyms: ↑Uto-Aztecan, ↑Uto-Aztecan language

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtākən, -tek-\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a language stock of southern Mexico comprising Chatino and the several languages all known as Zapotec
2. : the peoples speaking Zapotecan languages

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