TIAHUANACO

Meaning of TIAHUANACO in English

geographical name locality W Bolivia near SE end of Lake Titicaca; site of prehistoric ruins

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

TIAHUANACO — -ä(ˌ)kō adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Tiahuanaco, village in western Bolivia where remains of the culture were found : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIAHUANACO — — Tiahuanacan , n. /tee'euh weuh nah"koh/ , adj. of or pertaining to a pre-Incan culture existing c300 B.C.-A.D. c900, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIAHUANACO — geographical name locality W Bolivia near SE end of Lake Titicaca; site of prehistoric ruins
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIAHUANACO — also spelled Tiwanaku, or Tiwanacu major pre-Columbian civilization known from ruins of the same name that are situated near the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIAHUANACO — Pronunciation: ˌ t ē -ä-wä- ' nä-( ˌ )k ō Function: geographical name locality W Bolivia near SE end of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TIWANAKU — or Tiwanacu Spanish Tiahuanaco Major pre-Columbian Andean civilization known from the ruins of the same name near the southern shore …
Английский словарь Британика
ANDEAN CIVILIZATION — Complex of aboriginal cultures that evolved in the Andean region (see Andes Mountains ) of western South America before the …
Английский словарь Британика
TIAHUANACAN — I. |tēəwə|näkən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tiahuanaco, Bolivia + English -an, adjective suffix : tiahuanaco II. noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANDINO — I. anˈdē(ˌ)nō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, adjective & noun : a native or inhabitant of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIAHUANACOID — -äˌkȯid adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Tiahuanaco, Bolivia + English -oid 1. : epigonal 2. : resembling the style and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUCARA — ˌpükəˈrä adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish pucará, from Pucará, district in Peru, from Quechua pukára fort : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIGONAL — ə̇ˈpigən ə l, (ˈ)e|p- adjective 1. : epigonic 2. usually capitalized : of or belonging to a prehistoric culture of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRE-COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS — the aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Meso-America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western …
Britannica English vocabulary
VIRACOCHA — Viracocha, relief sculpture on the Gateway of the Sun at Tiahuanaco also spelled Huiracocha, or Wiraqoca creator deity originally worshipped …
Britannica English vocabulary
TITICACA, LAKE — An Aymara Indian poling a reed boat on Lake Titicaca, near the Bolivian shore. The Cordillera Real Spanish Lago Titicaca, …
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SOUTH AMERICA — fourth largest of the world's continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New …
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RECUAY — pre-Columbian culture and site near present-day Recuay in the Callejn de Huaylas Valley of the northern highlands of Peru. Recuay …
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PUCAR — pre-Columbian site and culture in the southern highlands of present-day Peru in the northern basin of Lake Titicaca. The site …
Britannica English vocabulary
PERU, FLAG OF — vertically striped red-white-red national flag; when displayed by the government, it incorporates the national coat of arms in the centre. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUARI — also spelled Wari archaeological site located in the central highland region of present-day Peru that gives its name to an …
Britannica English vocabulary
EASTER ISLAND — A tuff-carved moai (bust) near the shoreline of Easter Island. The first European to land on Easter Island was the …
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BOLIVIA — officially Republic of Bolivia, Spanish Repblica de Bolivia, country of west-central South America, with an area of 424,164 square miles …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANDEAN CIVILIZATION — the complex of American Indian cultures that evolved in the Andean region of western South America prior to the Spanish …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIWANAKU — or Tiwanacu Spanish Tiahuanaco Major pre-Columbian Andean civilization known from the ruins of the same name near the southern shore …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANDEAN CIVILIZATION — Complex of aboriginal cultures that evolved in the Andean region (see Andes Mountains ) of western South America before the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COPACATI — [Inca] An Inca lake-goddess. Her worship was centered on Tiahuanaco, near Lake Titicaca.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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