NAZCA

Meaning of NAZCA in English

/nahs"kah, -keuh/ , adj.

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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NAZCA — adjective also nas·ca ˈnäskə Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Nazca ( Nasca ), town in southwestern Peru : of or …
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NAZCA — culture located on the southern coast of present-day Peru during the Early Intermediate Period (c. 200 BCAD 600), so called …
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NAZCA — Nazca BrE AmE ˈnæz kə AmE ˈnɑːsk ə —American Spanish [ ˈnas ka \]
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NAZCA — Наска
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NAZCA PLATE — Geol. a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the suboceanic Peru Basin, and bounded on the north by …
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NAZCA LINES — Nazca also spelled Nasca, groups of large line drawings and figures that appear, from a distance, to be etched into …
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NAZCA CULTURE — Плита Наска
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NAZCA CULTURE — Наска
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NAZCA PROVINCE — Наска
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NAZCA PLATE — Плита Наска
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NASCA — Usage: usually capitalized variant of nazca
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PACIFIC PLATE — Geol. one of the major tectonic divisions of the earth's crust, comprising four sea-floor basins; separated from the Nazca, Cocos, …
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NASCA — /nahs"kah, -keuh/ , adj. Nazca.
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COCOS PLATE — Geol. a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and …
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ANTARCTIC PLATE — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1997 included the following: Aviation January 9, Near Detroit. A …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1996 included the following: Aviation January 8, Kinshasa, Zaire. An …
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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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PERU-CHILE TRENCH — also called Atacama Trench, submarine trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of …
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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. …
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PARACAS — culture centred on the peninsula of the same name, located in present-day southern Peru in the vicinity of Ica, during …
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NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS — arts of the aboriginal Americans, often called American Indians. The art itself is often referred to as Indian art. The …
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ICA — departamento (formed 1866) of southern Peru, composed of the western slope of the Andes, the arid Pacific coast, the northern …
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HUARI — also spelled Wari archaeological site located in the central highland region of present-day Peru that gives its name to an …
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EAST PACIFIC RISE — submarine linear mountain range on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean, roughly paralleling the west coast of South America. …
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ANDEAN CIVILIZATION — the complex of American Indian cultures that evolved in the Andean region of western South America prior to the Spanish …
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ABANCAY — capital of Apurmac departamento, Inca regin, southern Peru. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Marino River at …
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