MitlaPronunciation: /ˈmiːtlə/Definition of Mitla an ancient city in southern Mexico, to the east of the city of Oaxaca, now a noted archaeological site. Believed to have been established as a burial site by the Zapotecs, it was eventually overrun by the Mixtecs in about ad 1000. Origin:Nahuatl, literally 'place of the dead'
