Zapotec () or zapoteca may refer to:
Cultures and languages
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Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization ( "The People"; 700 BC–1521 AD) was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500 years ...
, a historical indigenous pre-Columbian civilization and archaeological culture of central Mexico
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Zapotec languages, a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages
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Zapotec peoples
The Zapotecs ( Valley Zapotec: ''Bën za'') are an indigenous people of Mexico. The population is concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca, but Zapotec communities also exist in neighboring states. The present-day population is estimated at a ...
, contemporary indigenous peoples of Mexico
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Zapotecan languages
The Zapotecan languages are a group of related Oto-Manguean languages which descend from the common proto-Zapotecan language spoken by the Zapotec people during the era of the dominance of Monte Albán
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian a ...
, a group of related Oto-Manguan languages (including Zapotec languages), of central Mesoamerica
Other uses
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''Zapoteca'' (plant), a legume genus
See also
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Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final me ...
, athlete
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Zátopek (film), film
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Lukáš Zátopek
Lukáš Zátopek (born 2 February 1978) is a Czech ice hockey player currently playing for Chelmsford Chieftains of the English National Ice Hockey League.
He began his career in 1998 with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Extraliga, the top level o ...
, Czech ice hockey player
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