Montezuma, e.g. (5 letters)

{ Answer }

AZTEC

{ Related Clues }

Montezuma, for one
Nahuatl
Ancient Mexican
Conqueree of 1521
One of Cortés's victims
Cortez's victim
Dweller at Tenochtitlán
Early Mexican
Foe of Cortés
Indian of Mexico
Mexican native
Montezuma II, for one
Montezuma, for instance
Montezuma subject
Montezuma was one
Nahuatl Indian
Nahuatl speaker
Opposer of Cortés
Quetzalcoatl worshiper
Tenochtitlán dweller
Tenochtitlan resident
Tenochtitlán resident
Texcoco denizen
A victim of Cortés
Victim of Cortés
Worshiper of Tlaloc
___ Empire, conquered by Cortés
Indian conquered by the conquistadors
Like some pyramids
Like some ruins
Nahuatl conquered by Cortés
Pre-Columbus Mexican
Pre-Cortés Mexican
Ancient Mexican pyramid builder
Early inhabitant of Mexico City
Onetime Lake Texcoco dweller
___ Ruins National Monument, N.M.
San Diego State player
Like the army that "eagle warriors" fought in

{ Tags }

ancient, aztec, builder, conquered, cortes, dweller, early, eg, empire, indian, like, mexican, montezuma, nahuatl, resident, ruins, some, speaker, tenochtitlan, victim, worshiper

{ Notes }

The answer AZTEC is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

{ Definition }

AZTEC as a noun:

1. a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519