altepemeh

altepemeh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl altepemeh, plural of altepetl.

Noun

altepemeh

1. plural of altepetl
   • 2012, Marcello-Andrea Canuto, Jason Yaeger, Archaeology of Communities: A New World Perspective:

     For instance, it is possible that a hierarchy existed among the altepemeh.

   • 2008, Joyce Marcus, Jeremy A. Sabloff, The Ancient City: New Perspectives on Urbanism in the Old and New World:

     Central Mexican altepemeh had segmental structures...

   • 2012, Patricia Lopes Don, Bonfires of Culture: Franciscans, Indigenous Leaders, and the Inquisition in Early Mexico, 1524-1540:

     In response to Mixcoatl's demands, leaders in remote altepemeh gave him land and provided workers to cultivate it.

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

altepemeh

1. plural of altepetl

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːltepeːmeʔ/
• IPA^(key): [aːɬ.te.ˈpéː.meʔ]

Noun

altepemeh

1. plural of altepetl