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ZAPOTECAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language of the Zapotec

Synonyms:

Zapotec; Zapotecan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Zapotecan" is a kind of...):

Uto-Aztecan; Uto-Aztecan language (a family of American Indian languages)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900

Synonyms:

Zapotec; Zapotecan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Zapotecan" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

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