Tlaxcala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico.
  2. A province of New Spain.
  3. A state of Mexico.
  4. The capital city of the state of Tlaxcala.
  5. Until 1903, a Roman Catholic diocese; now the archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
  6. A Roman Catholic diocese erected in 1959.

Pronunciation

/t(ə)ləsˈkælə/ /tlɑˈskɑ.lə/ /tlɑʃˈkɑ-/ /-ˈɑlɑ/

Word forms

Tlaxcala Tascala Tascalla Taxcala Tlascala Tlascalla Tlaxcalla

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxcala, from Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān.

Synonyms

Tlaxcala City Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl

Derived words

Tlaxcalan Tlaxcaltecan
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