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2 dictionary results for: Incas
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In·ca also In·ka       (ĭng'kə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Inca or In·cas also Inka or In·kas
    1. 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.
    2. 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.]

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Incas

A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru. Francisco Pizarro of Spain conquered the Inca Empire.


[Chapter:] World History to 1550


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