1.  zapotec(n = noun.person) zapotecan - a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900;
is a kind of american indian, indian, red indian

2.  zapotec(n = noun.communication) zapotecan - the language of the Zapotec;
is a kind of uto-aztecan, uto-aztecan language

   zapotec(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to the language or culture of the Zapotec people;