Tarascan
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Tarascan — is a word designating an indigenous ethnic group of Mexico and the language that they speak. The term is gradually becoming obsolete instead being replaced by the ethnic group s own name for themselves: P urhépecha (or P orhépecha) for both the… … Wikipedia
Tarascan — Tarasques Cet article concerne un peuple amérindien. Pour la bête imaginaire, voir Tarasque. Des hommes tarasques en train de tisser des nasses … Wikipédia en Français
Tarascan — noun Etymology: Spanish tarasco Date: 1922 1. a member of an American Indian people of the state of Michoacán, Mexico 2. the language of the Tarascan people … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tarascan — /teuh ras keuhn, rahs /, n., pl. Tarascans, (esp. collectively) Tarascan for 1. n. Also, Tarasco. 1. a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico. 2. the language of the Tarascans. adj. 3. of or pertaining to… … Universalium
Tarascan state — Infobox Former Country native name = Iréchecua Tzintzuntzáni conventional long name = Tarascan State common name = Tarascan continent = North America country = Mexico event start = year start = 14th century date start = year end = 1530 date end … Wikipedia
Tarascan Plateau — The Tarascan Plateau (Spanish: Meseta Tarasca) is a region of the Mexican state of Michoacán, located at the foot of the Trans Mexican volcanic belt. It is considered a region of temperate land, irrigated by the Lerma River and its tributaries.… … Wikipedia
Tarascan — Verbreitung des Tarasco im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Michoacán. Tarasco oder Purépecha ist eine isolierte indigene Sprache Mittelamerikas. Sie kommt hauptsächlich in Mexiko im Bundesstaat Michoacán vor und wird von etwa 136.000[1] … Deutsch Wikipedia
tarascan — ta·ras·can … English syllables
Tarascan — Ta•ras•can [[t]təˈræs kən, ˈrɑs [/t]] n. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people of N Michoacán in Mexico 2) peo the language of the Tarascans … From formal English to slang
tarascan — təˈraskən, räs noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish Tarasco + English an 1. : tarasco 2. : a language family of the state of … Useful english dictionary
