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In⋅ca

[ing-kuh]
–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


In⋅ca⋅ic [ing-key-ik, in-] , adjective
Incan, noun, adjective
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In·ca also In·ka   (ĭng'kə)   
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.

  1. A member of any of the peoples ruled by the Incas.


[Spanish, from Quechua inka, ruler, man of royal lineage.]
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