Definition of Toltec in English:

Toltec

noun ˈtɒltɛk

1A member of an indigenous people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs.
托尔特克人（美洲印第安人的一支，在阿兹特克人之前兴盛于墨西哥）
Example sentencesExamples
- Artifacts found at Chaco suggest that the community had trade ties with people as far away as Mexico, such as the Toltecs.
- The beginning emphasizes the pre-Columbian presence of multiple and complex cultures by referring to the creation stories of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, the Menomini, and many others.
- Archaeological evidence indicates that the jicama was grown by all the major early Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec.
- Archeologists and researchers considered the Maya, cultivators of maize and expensive cacao, to be a priestly, comparatively passive civilization, especially in contrast to their neighbors to the north, the Toltecs and Aztecs.
- During the second period of occupancy there is a notable difference in the architecture, the later structures decidedly influenced by the Toltecs.
- The Maya, Olmecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs built cities and pyramids.
- The Toltecs of Tula, just north of Mexico City, revered him until the early part of the last millennium, when a new god, Tezcatlipoca, supplanted him.
- Every continent has its fallen giants - the Inca, Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Anasazi of the Americas; Rome, Greece, Byzantium, Assyria, Egypt around the Mediterranean.
- The Aztecs inherited from the Toltec and the Maya the practice of human sacrifice.
- The Aztecs, for example, admired and collected the art of their predecessors, the Toltecs and Olmecs.
- The god Quetzalcoatl had supposedly brought it to an end among the Toltecs half a millennium before.
- Between Mayas and Aztecs came the Toltecs, who incised five holes on their human-bone flutes.
- The Aztecs, the Toltecs, the Inca, the Maya, etc., are proof enough that the Nazca did not need extraterrestrial help to create their art gallery in the desert.
- In addition Toltecs and Aztecs sometimes burned a dog with a human corpse in the belief that the latter's sins would thus be transferred to the dog.
- Highly developed cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs existed long before the Spanish conquest.
- Quetzalcoatl, the ‘plumed-serpent,’ is one of the major gods of the Toltecs and Aztecs.
2The language of the Toltecs.

adjective ˈtɒltɛk

Relating to the Toltecs.
（与）托尔特克人（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- Having little to offer other than their reputation as warriors, the Mexica hired themselves out as mercenaries to rival Toltec factions.
- Chichen Itza is a sacred Mayan and Toltec site.
- Inside lay the remains of an entire wardrobe, headdress, and mask for a priest of the Temple of Tlaloc, the ancient Toltec god of rain and fertility whose shrine stood next to that of Huitzilopochtli at the summit of the pyramid.
- To soothe Acolhua civic and ethnic pride, Tetzcoco's rulers and historians conceived of their city as the empire's cultural capital, the true heir to Toltec civilization.
- Other civilizations subsequently became important technological centres, notably those of Greece and Rome, the Arab empire of the 7th to 10th centuries, and the Mayan, Aztec, and Toltec civilizations of the American continent.
- In front of each of the men sits a round, cloth-wrapped bundle; on top of the left-hand bundle is a hooked stick, either a carrying stick or an atlatl (dart thrower), the Toltec weapon.
- Maya culture remained, albeit in slightly different form, flourishing in northern parts of Yucatán down to AD 1000 when Toltec invasions caused further changes.

Derivatives

Toltecan

adjectiveˈtɒltɛkən

Somewhere around the year 750 AD the city was destroyed and plundered probably by groups of Toltecan origin.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has buildings representative of the eighteenth century, and it is close to an archaeological zone of Toltecan and Tarascan influence.
- This ceremonial center has characteristics which relate it with the Olmecan, Mayan, Totonac, Toltecan, Teotihuacan, Xochicalcan and Aztec cultures.
- After a peak period lasting for several hundred years, the Mayan civilisation crumbled in the ninth century, at a moment when the new Toltecan power was coming to the fore in part of Central America.
- This rite dates back to the Mayan and Toltecan period in history.

Origin

Via Spanish from Nahuatl toltecatl, literally 'a person from Tula' (see Tula).

Definition of Toltec in US English:

Toltec

noun

1A member of an indigenous people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs.
托尔特克人（美洲印第安人的一支，在阿兹特克人之前兴盛于墨西哥）
Example sentencesExamples
- During the second period of occupancy there is a notable difference in the architecture, the later structures decidedly influenced by the Toltecs.
- The Aztecs, the Toltecs, the Inca, the Maya, etc., are proof enough that the Nazca did not need extraterrestrial help to create their art gallery in the desert.
- Quetzalcoatl, the ‘plumed-serpent,’ is one of the major gods of the Toltecs and Aztecs.
- The Aztecs inherited from the Toltec and the Maya the practice of human sacrifice.
- Artifacts found at Chaco suggest that the community had trade ties with people as far away as Mexico, such as the Toltecs.
- The Toltecs of Tula, just north of Mexico City, revered him until the early part of the last millennium, when a new god, Tezcatlipoca, supplanted him.
- Archaeological evidence indicates that the jicama was grown by all the major early Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec.
- The Aztecs, for example, admired and collected the art of their predecessors, the Toltecs and Olmecs.
- Highly developed cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs existed long before the Spanish conquest.
- Every continent has its fallen giants - the Inca, Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Anasazi of the Americas; Rome, Greece, Byzantium, Assyria, Egypt around the Mediterranean.
- The god Quetzalcoatl had supposedly brought it to an end among the Toltecs half a millennium before.
- The beginning emphasizes the pre-Columbian presence of multiple and complex cultures by referring to the creation stories of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, the Menomini, and many others.
- The Maya, Olmecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs built cities and pyramids.
- Archeologists and researchers considered the Maya, cultivators of maize and expensive cacao, to be a priestly, comparatively passive civilization, especially in contrast to their neighbors to the north, the Toltecs and Aztecs.
- Between Mayas and Aztecs came the Toltecs, who incised five holes on their human-bone flutes.
- In addition Toltecs and Aztecs sometimes burned a dog with a human corpse in the belief that the latter's sins would thus be transferred to the dog.
2The language of the Toltecs.

adjective

Relating to the Toltecs.
（与）托尔特克人（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- Chichen Itza is a sacred Mayan and Toltec site.
- In front of each of the men sits a round, cloth-wrapped bundle; on top of the left-hand bundle is a hooked stick, either a carrying stick or an atlatl (dart thrower), the Toltec weapon.
- To soothe Acolhua civic and ethnic pride, Tetzcoco's rulers and historians conceived of their city as the empire's cultural capital, the true heir to Toltec civilization.
- Maya culture remained, albeit in slightly different form, flourishing in northern parts of Yucatán down to AD 1000 when Toltec invasions caused further changes.
- Other civilizations subsequently became important technological centres, notably those of Greece and Rome, the Arab empire of the 7th to 10th centuries, and the Mayan, Aztec, and Toltec civilizations of the American continent.
- Having little to offer other than their reputation as warriors, the Mexica hired themselves out as mercenaries to rival Toltec factions.
- Inside lay the remains of an entire wardrobe, headdress, and mask for a priest of the Temple of Tlaloc, the ancient Toltec god of rain and fertility whose shrine stood next to that of Huitzilopochtli at the summit of the pyramid.

Origin

Via Spanish from Nahuatl toltecatl, literally ‘a person from Tula’ (see Tula).

单词	Toltec
释义	Definition of Toltec in English: Toltec noun ˈtɒltɛk 1A member of an indigenous people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs. 托尔特克人（美洲印第安人的一支，在阿兹特克人之前兴盛于墨西哥） Example sentencesExamples Artifacts found at Chaco suggest that the community had trade ties with people as far away as Mexico, such as the Toltecs. The beginning emphasizes the pre-Columbian presence of multiple and complex cultures by referring to the creation stories of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, the Menomini, and many others. Archaeological evidence indicates that the jicama was grown by all the major early Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. Archeologists and researchers considered the Maya, cultivators of maize and expensive cacao, to be a priestly, comparatively passive civilization, especially in contrast to their neighbors to the north, the Toltecs and Aztecs. During the second period of occupancy there is a notable difference in the architecture, the later structures decidedly influenced by the Toltecs. The Maya, Olmecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs built cities and pyramids. The Toltecs of Tula, just north of Mexico City, revered him until the early part of the last millennium, when a new god, Tezcatlipoca, supplanted him. Every continent has its fallen giants - the Inca, Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Anasazi of the Americas; Rome, Greece, Byzantium, Assyria, Egypt around the Mediterranean. The Aztecs inherited from the Toltec and the Maya the practice of human sacrifice. The Aztecs, for example, admired and collected the art of their predecessors, the Toltecs and Olmecs. The god Quetzalcoatl had supposedly brought it to an end among the Toltecs half a millennium before. Between Mayas and Aztecs came the Toltecs, who incised five holes on their human-bone flutes. The Aztecs, the Toltecs, the Inca, the Maya, etc., are proof enough that the Nazca did not need extraterrestrial help to create their art gallery in the desert. In addition Toltecs and Aztecs sometimes burned a dog with a human corpse in the belief that the latter's sins would thus be transferred to the dog. Highly developed cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs existed long before the Spanish conquest. Quetzalcoatl, the ‘plumed-serpent,’ is one of the major gods of the Toltecs and Aztecs. 2The language of the Toltecs. adjective ˈtɒltɛk Relating to the Toltecs. （与）托尔特克人（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples Having little to offer other than their reputation as warriors, the Mexica hired themselves out as mercenaries to rival Toltec factions. Chichen Itza is a sacred Mayan and Toltec site. Inside lay the remains of an entire wardrobe, headdress, and mask for a priest of the Temple of Tlaloc, the ancient Toltec god of rain and fertility whose shrine stood next to that of Huitzilopochtli at the summit of the pyramid. To soothe Acolhua civic and ethnic pride, Tetzcoco's rulers and historians conceived of their city as the empire's cultural capital, the true heir to Toltec civilization. Other civilizations subsequently became important technological centres, notably those of Greece and Rome, the Arab empire of the 7th to 10th centuries, and the Mayan, Aztec, and Toltec civilizations of the American continent. In front of each of the men sits a round, cloth-wrapped bundle; on top of the left-hand bundle is a hooked stick, either a carrying stick or an atlatl (dart thrower), the Toltec weapon. Maya culture remained, albeit in slightly different form, flourishing in northern parts of Yucatán down to AD 1000 when Toltec invasions caused further changes. Derivatives Toltecan adjectiveˈtɒltɛkən Somewhere around the year 750 AD the city was destroyed and plundered probably by groups of Toltecan origin. Example sentencesExamples It has buildings representative of the eighteenth century, and it is close to an archaeological zone of Toltecan and Tarascan influence. This ceremonial center has characteristics which relate it with the Olmecan, Mayan, Totonac, Toltecan, Teotihuacan, Xochicalcan and Aztec cultures. After a peak period lasting for several hundred years, the Mayan civilisation crumbled in the ninth century, at a moment when the new Toltecan power was coming to the fore in part of Central America. This rite dates back to the Mayan and Toltecan period in history. Origin Via Spanish from Nahuatl toltecatl, literally 'a person from Tula' (see Tula). Definition of Toltec in US English: Toltec noun 1A member of an indigenous people that flourished in Mexico before the Aztecs. 托尔特克人（美洲印第安人的一支，在阿兹特克人之前兴盛于墨西哥） Example sentencesExamples During the second period of occupancy there is a notable difference in the architecture, the later structures decidedly influenced by the Toltecs. The Aztecs, the Toltecs, the Inca, the Maya, etc., are proof enough that the Nazca did not need extraterrestrial help to create their art gallery in the desert. Quetzalcoatl, the ‘plumed-serpent,’ is one of the major gods of the Toltecs and Aztecs. The Aztecs inherited from the Toltec and the Maya the practice of human sacrifice. Artifacts found at Chaco suggest that the community had trade ties with people as far away as Mexico, such as the Toltecs. The Toltecs of Tula, just north of Mexico City, revered him until the early part of the last millennium, when a new god, Tezcatlipoca, supplanted him. Archaeological evidence indicates that the jicama was grown by all the major early Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. The Aztecs, for example, admired and collected the art of their predecessors, the Toltecs and Olmecs. Highly developed cultures, including those of the Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs existed long before the Spanish conquest. Every continent has its fallen giants - the Inca, Maya, Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, and Anasazi of the Americas; Rome, Greece, Byzantium, Assyria, Egypt around the Mediterranean. The god Quetzalcoatl had supposedly brought it to an end among the Toltecs half a millennium before. The beginning emphasizes the pre-Columbian presence of multiple and complex cultures by referring to the creation stories of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, the Menomini, and many others. The Maya, Olmecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs built cities and pyramids. Archeologists and researchers considered the Maya, cultivators of maize and expensive cacao, to be a priestly, comparatively passive civilization, especially in contrast to their neighbors to the north, the Toltecs and Aztecs. Between Mayas and Aztecs came the Toltecs, who incised five holes on their human-bone flutes. In addition Toltecs and Aztecs sometimes burned a dog with a human corpse in the belief that the latter's sins would thus be transferred to the dog. 2The language of the Toltecs. adjective Relating to the Toltecs. （与）托尔特克人（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples Chichen Itza is a sacred Mayan and Toltec site. In front of each of the men sits a round, cloth-wrapped bundle; on top of the left-hand bundle is a hooked stick, either a carrying stick or an atlatl (dart thrower), the Toltec weapon. To soothe Acolhua civic and ethnic pride, Tetzcoco's rulers and historians conceived of their city as the empire's cultural capital, the true heir to Toltec civilization. Maya culture remained, albeit in slightly different form, flourishing in northern parts of Yucatán down to AD 1000 when Toltec invasions caused further changes. Other civilizations subsequently became important technological centres, notably those of Greece and Rome, the Arab empire of the 7th to 10th centuries, and the Mayan, Aztec, and Toltec civilizations of the American continent. Having little to offer other than their reputation as warriors, the Mexica hired themselves out as mercenaries to rival Toltec factions. Inside lay the remains of an entire wardrobe, headdress, and mask for a priest of the Temple of Tlaloc, the ancient Toltec god of rain and fertility whose shrine stood next to that of Huitzilopochtli at the summit of the pyramid. Origin Via Spanish from Nahuatl toltecatl, literally ‘a person from Tula’ (see Tula).
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