In·ca also In·ka ( ng k )n. pl. Inca or In·cas also Inka or In·kas 1. a. A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest. b. A ruler or high-ranking member of the Inca empire. 2. A member of any of the peoples ruled by the Incas. [Spanish, from Quechua inka, ruler, man of royal lineage.] |
Inca [ˈɪŋkə]
n pl -ca, -cas
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a South American Indian people whose great empire centred on Peru lasted from about 1100 ad to the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s and is famed for its complex culture
2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the ruler or king of this empire or any member of his family
3. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of the Incas See also Quechua
[from Spanish, from Quechua inka king]
Incan adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Inca - a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)Huayna Capac - the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525) |
| 2. |  Inca - a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru | |
| 3. | Inca - the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s Peru, Republic of Peru - a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries |
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