Wondering how to use Mexicas in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Mexicas meaning
plural of Mexica
Using Mexicas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Mexica
- In the example corpus, mexicas often appears in combinations such as: the mexicas.
Context around Mexicas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mexicas
- In this selection, "mexicas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, principal, arrived and appear stand out and add context to how "mexicas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the mexicas aztecs and and histories the mexicas appear to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mexicas" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mexicas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To the Mexicas, the Toltecs were the originators of all culture; "Toltecayōtl" was a synonym for culture. (17 words)
Based on codices, as well as other histories, the Mexicas appear to have arrived at Chapultepec in or around the year 1248. (22 words)
Boone, 1989 Veneration of Huitzilopochtli, the personification of the sun and of war, was central to the religious, social and political practices of the Mexicas. (25 words)
According to legend, the Mexicas' principal god, Huitzilopochtli indicated the site where they were to build their home by presenting an eagle perched on a nopal cactus with a snake in its beak. (33 words)
This sculpture was made around 1470 under the rule of King Axayacatl, the predecessor of Tizoc, and is said to tell the history of the Mexicas and a prophecy for the future. (32 words)
Huitzilopochtli honoured Cópil by causing a cactus to grow over Cópil's heart.) Legend has it that this is the site on which the Mexicas built their capital city of Tenochtitlan. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
According to legend, the Mexicas' principal god, Huitzilopochtli indicated the site where they were to build their home by presenting an eagle perched on a nopal cactus with a snake in its beak.
According to their own history, when the Mexicas arrived in the Anahuac valley ( Valley of Mexico ) around Lake Texcoco, the groups living there considered them uncivilized.
Based on codices, as well as other histories, the Mexicas appear to have arrived at Chapultepec in or around the year 1248.
Boone, 1989 Veneration of Huitzilopochtli, the personification of the sun and of war, was central to the religious, social and political practices of the Mexicas.
Huitzilopochtli honoured Cópil by causing a cactus to grow over Cópil's heart.) Legend has it that this is the site on which the Mexicas built their capital city of Tenochtitlan.
Mexican cuisine continues to be based on and flavored by agricultural products contributed by the Mexicas/Aztecs and Mesoamerica, most of which retain some form of their original Nahuatl names.
This sculpture was made around 1470 under the rule of King Axayacatl, the predecessor of Tizoc, and is said to tell the history of the Mexicas and a prophecy for the future.
To the Mexicas, the Toltecs were the originators of all culture; "Toltecayōtl" was a synonym for culture.
Common combinations with mexicas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: