# Tlaxcala

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /t(ə)ləsˈkælə/

## Definitions
1. An indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico.
2. A province of New Spain.
3. A state of Mexico.
4. The capital city of the state of Tlaxcala.
5. Until 1903, a Roman Catholic diocese; now the archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
6. A Roman Catholic diocese erected in 1959.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxcala, from Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tlaxcala