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Chavin

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Cha·vin or Cha·vín  (chä-vn)
n.
An early pre-Incan civilization that flourished in northern and central Peru from about 900 to 200 b.c., known for its carved stone sculptures and boldly designed ceramics.
[After Chavín de Huántar.]


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