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altepetepantli.

Headword: 
altepetepantli.
Principal English Translation: 

the boundaries or boundary markers of a city or town (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
ɑːltepeːtepɑːntɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

altepetepantli. terminos, o mojones dela ciudad.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Architecture, Construction, Buildings
Socio-Political Units, Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods
See also: 
altepetl.
tepantli.