CHIBCHAN

Meaning of CHIBCHAN in English

[ 'tʃɪbtʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun a language family of Colombia and Central America, most members of which are now extinct or nearly so.

■ adjective relating to ~.

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CHIBCHAN — adjective Date: 1902 of, relating to, or constituting a language family of Colombia and Central America
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIBCHAN — -chən adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of or relating to a language stock of Colombia and Central America including …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIBCHAN — /chib"cheuhn/ , n. a family of languages indigenous to Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador. [ 1905-10; CHIBCH(A) + -AN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIBCHAN — adjective Date: 1902 : of, relating to, or constituting a language family of Colombia and Central America
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIBCHAN — [Chib.chan] adj (1902): of, relating to, or constituting a language family of Colombia and Central America
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIBCHAN — Chibchan BrE AmE ˈtʃɪb tʃən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIBCHAN — n. Pronunciation: -ch ə n Function: adjective Date: 1902 : of, relating to, or constituting a language family of Colombia …
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CHIBCHAN LANGUAGES — a group of South American Indian languages that were spoken before AD 1500 in the area now comprising Nicaragua, Costa …
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GUAN — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama Date: 1743 any of various large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUNA — Chibchan-speaking Indian people who once occupied the central region of what is now Panama and the neighbouring San Blas Islands …
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COLOMBIA — officially Republic of Colombia Country, northwestern South America. Area: 440,762 sq mi (1,141,568 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 41,008,000. Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
CHIBCHA — or Muisca Group of South American Indians who at the time of the Spanish conquest occupied the high valleys surrounding …
Английский словарь Британика
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES — Languages spoken by the original inhabitants of the Americas and the West Indies and by their modern descendants. They display …
Английский словарь Британика
COTO — I. ˈkōd.ō noun or coto bark ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish cotocoto, from Quechua kkhotokktóto : the bark of an …
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COLIMA — I. kəˈlēmə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish : a prickly tropical American shrub or small tree ( Zanthoxylum …
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VALIENTE — ˌvalēˈentē noun ( plural valiente or valientes ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Chibchan people of western Panama …
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TALAMANCA — ˌtäləˈmäŋkə noun ( plural talamanca or talamancas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Chibchan people of central Costa …
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TAIRONA — ˌtäēˈrōnə noun ( plural tairona or taironas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. : an …
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SAN BLAS — sanˈblas noun ( plural san blas ) Usage: usually capitalized S&B Etymology: from San Blas islands, archipelago off the north …
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RAMA — ˈrämə noun ( plural rama or ramas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
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PAEZ — päˈez noun ( plural paez or paezes ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Chibchan people of Colombia in …
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ICA — ˈēkə noun ( plural ica or icas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
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GUETAR — noun or gue·tare gwāˈtär ( plural guetar or guetars or guetare or guetares ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish Güetar, …
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GUAYMI — noun also guai·mi (ˈ)gwī|mē ( plural guaymi or guaymis ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish guaymí, guaimí, of American Indian …
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GUATUSO — gwäˈtü(ˌ)sō noun ( plural guatuso or guatusos ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish guatuso, guatuzo, huatuso, of American Indian origin …
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CUNAN — ˈkünən noun ( plural cunan or cunans ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Cuna + -an 1. : a language family …
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CUNA — ˈkünə noun ( plural cuna or cunas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
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CUEVA — ˈkwāvə noun ( plural cueva or cuevas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish 1. a. : a Cunan people of …
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COIBA — ˈkȯivə noun ( plural coiba or coibas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin 1. a. : …
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COCONUCO — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ)kō noun also coconu·ca -_kə ( plural coconuco or coconucos also coconuca or coconucas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, …
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PAEZ — Indians of the southern highlands of Colombia. The Pez speak a Chibchan language very closely related to that of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
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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