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Inca

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In·ca also In·ka  (ngk)
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
Noun
1. pl Inca or Incas a member of a S American indigenous people whose empire, centred on Peru, lasted until the early 1530s
2. the language of this people
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.IncaInca - 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)
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
2.IncaInca - a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
Kechua, Quechua - a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
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
Translations
Inca [ˈɪŋkə] adj (also: Incan) → inca, de los incas
ninca m/f
Inca [ˈɪŋkə] adj (also: Incan) → inca inv
nInca m/f
Inca [ˈɪŋkə] adj (also: Incan) → Inka-, inkaisch
nInka mf
Inca [ˈɪŋkə] adj (also: Incan) → inca inv
ninca m/f inv


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