Nazca
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Naz·ca 
[nahs-kah, -kuh] Pronunciation Key
[nahs-kah, -kuh] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| of or pertaining to a pre-Incan culture of SW Peru, dating from c200 b.c., characterized by polychrome pottery and the employment of irrigation techniques in agriculture. |
Also, Nasca.
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| Naz·ca
(näz'kə, näs'kä) Pronunciation Key
n. A pre-Incan civilization that flourished on the southern coast of Peru from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 600, known for its polychrome vessels decorated with stylized designs and for the enormous drawings of geometric and zoomorphic forms etched in the desert floor 200 miles south of Lima. [After Nazca, city in southern Peru.] |
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