Tlaxcala

UK: /tlasˈkala/ US: (tläs kä′lä)

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Tlax•ca•la  (tläs kä′lä), n. 

1. Place Names a state in SE central Mexico. 498,000;
   1554 sq. mi. (4025 sq. km). Cap.: Tlaxcala.

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Tlaxcala / tlasˈkala/ noun

1. a state of S central Mexico: the smallest Mexican state; formerly a principality ruled by indigenous chiefs, the chief local ally of Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Capital: Tlaxcala. Pop: 961 912 (2000 est). Area: 3914 sq km (1511 sq miles)
2. a city in E central Mexico, on the central plateau, capital of Tlaxcala state: the church of San Francisco (founded 1521 by Cortés) is the oldest in the Americas. Pop: 15 777 (2005)
   Official name: Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl