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In·ca 
[ing-kuh] Pronunciation Key
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[ing-kuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest. |
| 2. | a ruler or member of the royal family in the Incan empire. |
[Origin: 1585–95; < Sp < Quechua inka ruler of the Inca state]
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Incan, noun, adjective
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| In·ca also In·ka
(ĭng'kə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Inca or In·cas also Inka or In·kas
[Spanish, from Quechua inka, ruler, man of royal lineage.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Inca
Inca
1594, from Sp. (1526), from Quechea, lit. "lord, king." Technically, only of the high Inca, but it was used widely for "man of royal blood."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| inca | |
noun | |
| 1. | a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family) |
| 2. | a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru |
| 3. | 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 |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Inca
In"ca\, n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe. Inca dove (Zo["o]l.), a small dove (Scardafella inca), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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