CHIBCHA

Meaning of CHIBCHA in English

Pronunciation: ' chib-( ˌ )chä

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Chibcha or Chibchas

Etymology: Spanish

Date: 1814

1 : a member of an Indian people of central Colombia

2 : the extinct language of the Chibcha people

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHIBCHA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1814 a member of an Indian people of central Colombia, the extinct …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIBCHA — or Muisca Group of South American Indians who at the time of the Spanish conquest occupied the high valleys surrounding …
Английский словарь Британика
CHIBCHA — ˈchibchə noun ( plural chibcha or chibchas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIBCHA — /chib"cheuh/ , n. , pl. Chibchas , ( esp. collectively ) Chibcha for 1. 1. a member of a now …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIBCHA — n. dead language of the Chibcha people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIBCHA — n. member of a nonexistent American Indian people who inhabited the Andes Mountains in central Colombia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIBCHA — noun ( plural Chibcha or Chibchas ) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1814 1. : a member of an Indian people of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIBCHA — [ 'tʃɪbtʃə ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of a native people of Colombia …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIBCHA — [Chib.cha] n, pl Chibcha or Chibchas [Sp] (1814) 1: a member of an Indian people of central Colombia 2: the …
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CHIBCHA — also called Muisca, South American Indians who at the time of the Spanish conquest occupied the high valleys surrounding the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIBCHA — Chibcha BrE AmE ˈtʃɪb tʃə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIBCHA — n. or Muisca Group of South American Indians who at the time of the Spanish conquest occupied the high valleys …
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CHIBCHA — Чибча
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JIMÉNEZ DE QUESADA, GONZALO — born с 1495, Córdoba or Granada, Spain died Feb. 16, 1579, Mariquita, New Granada Spanish conquistador. He went to the …
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ANDEAN CIVILIZATION — Complex of aboriginal cultures that evolved in the Andean region (see Andes Mountains ) of western South America before the …
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MUISCA — noun see chibcha
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUISCA — ˈmwēskə noun or moz·ca ˈmōskə ( plural muisca or muiscas or mozca or mozcas ) Usage: usually capitalized : chibcha
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIBCHAN — -chən adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of or relating to a language stock of Colombia and Central America including …
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CÁGABA — ˈkägəbə noun ( plural cágaba or cágabas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
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TAIRONA — Indians of the northern Colombian Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known only from occasional references in Spanish colonial writings and …
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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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SOGAMOSO — city, Boyac departamento, east-central Colombia. It lies along the Chicamocha River in the Andean Cordillera (mountains) Oriental, at an elevation …
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JIMENEZ DE QUESADA, GONZALO — born c. 1495, , Crdoba or Granada, Spain died Feb. 16, 1579, Mariquita, New Granada [now in Colombia] Spanish conquistador …
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HAURY, EMIL W. — born May 2, 1904, Newton, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 5, 1992, Tucson, Ariz. in full Emil Walter Haury American anthropologist …
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COLOMBIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped yellow-blue-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. Local opposition to Spanish rule in what is …
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COLOMBIA — officially Republic of Colombia, Spanish Repblica de Colombia country of northwestern South America. Its 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of coast …
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CHIMINIGAGUA — [Other] In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, Chiminigagua was the creator of the world. He held a …
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BOCHICA — [Other] The great culture hero, creator and lawgiver of the Chibcha Indians of ancient Colombia. He came from the east …
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