the capital city situated in center of the Aztec empire

Tenochtitlan was the capital city situated in center of the Aztec empire.

a Mexica city-state

Tenochtitlan was a Mexica city-state located in what is now the heart of Mexico City.

one of the greatest cities of the world

Tenochtitlan was one of the greatest cities of the world in that time.

an Aztec city located on an island in Lake Texcoco

Tenochtitlan was an Aztec city located on an island in Lake Texcoco.

The Maya's capital

The Maya's capital, Tenochtitlan, is the site of modern-day Mexico City.

a large Mexica altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City

Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexica altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City.

place of the sacred cactus

Tenochtitlan (the earlier name of Mexico City) means 'place of the sacred cactus'.

an ancient Aztec city in what is now Mexico City

Tenochtitlan is an ancient Aztec city in what is now Mexico City.

the capital of the Mexican civilization

Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Mexican civilization of the Mexica people, founded in 1325.

a municipality (municipio)

Tenochtitlán is a municipality (municipio) in the Mexican State of Veracruz, southeastern Mexico, and the name of the main township which serves as the seat of the municipal government.

a city

Tenochtitlán, a city founded by the Aztecs, was called the “Venice of the New World” by the Spanish conquistadores.

, the pictographic/logographic depiction of the name of the Aztec's capital city, Tenochtitlan,

First, the pictographic/logographic depiction of the name of the Aztec's capital city, Tenochtitlan, as tenoch refers to the cactus fruit while -ti-tlan is a ligatured locative suffix meaning 'below/among/at the base of.'

the city

Originally known as Tenochtitlán, the city was built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island in Lake Texcoco.

Mexico City

The city of Tenochtitlan exists even today as Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

a dazzling capital city dominated by towering stone temples, broad paved avenues, thriving markets

On marshy islands on the west side of Lake Tetzcoco, the site of present-day Mexico City, they built Tenochtitlán, a dazzling capital city dominated by towering stone temples, broad paved avenues, thriving markets, and some 70,000 adobe huts.

the biggest and best-fed city in the world

Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, was the biggest and best-fed city in the world, and this fortress city was completely surrounded by water.

the name of a city from the time of the Aztecs, which once stood where Mexico City currently is located

Tenochtitlán' is the name of a city from the time of the Aztecs, which once stood where Mexico City currently is located.

the impressively rich city built on the shore of a beautiful lake

Tenochtitlan was the impressively rich city built on the shore of a beautiful lake.

Mexico-Tenochtitlan

Mexico-Tenochtitlan, commonly known as Tenochtitlan was a Mexica located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico.

the capital of the Aztec Empire and the largest city in pre-Colombian America with an estimated population over 200 thousand inhabitants

Located on what today is in the central area of Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire and the largest city in pre-Colombian America with an estimated population over 200 thousand inhabitants by the time of the Spanish conquest.