"Tlaxcala" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /tlɑːsˈkɑːlə/, /tlɑːʃˈkɑːlə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxcala, from Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Tlaxcala}} Spanish Tlaxcala, {{der|en|nci|Tlaxcallān}} Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tlaxcala
  1. (history) An indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-T2wGP6ks Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (history) A province of New Spain. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-rm1Mayaf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 51 0 16 9 11 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  3. A state of Mexico. Categories (place): Places in Mexico, States of Mexico, Tlaxcala Translations (state of Mexico): Tlaxkala (Central Huasteca Nahuatl), Tlaxcallan (Central Nahuatl), Tlaxkalan (Central Nahuatl), Tlaxcallan (Classical Nahuatl), Tlaxcala [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-007BUq0- Disambiguation of 'state of Mexico': 17 4 70 8 1 1
  4. The capital city of the state of Tlaxcala. Synonyms: Tlaxcala City [city, cities, region, location], Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl [city, cities, region, location], Tascala, Tascalla, Taxcala, Tlascala, Tlascalla, Tlaxcalla [obsolete] Derived forms: Tlaxcalan, Tlaxcaltecan
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-jlCAIHTD
  5. (Catholicism, history) Until 1903, a Roman Catholic diocese; now the archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles. Categories (topical): Catholicism, History
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-lZzFdDKl Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, history, human-sciences, sciences
  6. (Catholicism) A Roman Catholic diocese erected in 1959. Categories (topical): Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Tlaxcala-en-name-Tva11yAR Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

Alternative forms

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