QUECHUAN

Meaning of QUECHUAN in English

/kech"weuhn/ , adj., n., pl. Quechuans , ( esp. collectively ) Quechuan .

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the Quechua language or people.

2. Quechua.

[ 1835-45; QUECHU(A) + -AN ]

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QUECHUAN — adjective or noun see: Quechua
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUECHUAN — I. noun also qui·chuan -wən ( plural quechuan or quechuans ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Quechua + -an : quechua …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUECHUAN — see Quechua
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUECHUAN LANGUAGES — Family of closely related South American Indian languages still spoken by some 12 million people in southern Colombia and Ecuador, …
Английский словарь Британика
QUECHUAN LANGUAGES — the languages of the former Inca Empire in South America and the principal native languages of the central Andes today. …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUECHUAN LANGUAGES — Family of closely related South American Indian languages still spoken by some 12 million people in southern Colombia and Ecuador, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INCA — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka ruler of the ~ empire Date: 1594 1. a member of the Quechuan peoples …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUECHUA — South American Indian population of the Andes Mountains from Ecuador to Bolivia. In the early 15th century the Quechua were …
Английский словарь Британика
PERU — officially Republic of Peru Country, western South America. Area: 496,225 sq mi (1,285,216 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 26,724,000. Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
LANGUAGE — I System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. …
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
INCA — I. ˈiŋkə noun ( plural incas also inca ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka king, prince, male …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUICHUAN — Usage: usually capitalized variant of quechuan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLO — ˈchō(ˌ)lō noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish 1. sometimes capitalizeditalized : a Spanish-American Indian ; especially : an acculturated …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AINI — ˈīnē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Quechua áyni, literally, recompense : a Quechuan system of exchange of assistance usually in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUECHUA — /kech"wah, -weuh/ , n. , pl. Quechuas , ( esp. collectively ) Quechua for 2. 1. the language of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KECHUAN — /kech"weuhn/ , adj., n., pl. Kechuans , ( esp. collectively ) Kechuan . adj. 1. Quechuan. n. 2. Quechua.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCA — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka ruler of the Inca empire Date: 1594 1. a. : a member of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCA — [In.ca] n [Sp, fr. Quechua inka ruler of the Inca empire] (1594) 1 a: a member of the Quechuan peoples …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TITICACA, LAKE — An Aymara Indian poling a reed boat on Lake Titicaca, near the Bolivian shore. The Cordillera Real Spanish Lago Titicaca, …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIVET, PAUL — born 1876, Wassigny, Fr. died March 25, 1958, Paris French ethnologist who suggested Australian and Melanesian origins for the Indians …
Britannica English vocabulary
AYMARAN LANGUAGES — a group of South American Indian languages spoken over a fairly large region in the southern Peruvian highlands and adjacent …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARGUEDAS, JOS MARA — born Jan. 18, 1911, Andahuaylas, Peru died Nov. 28, 1969, Lima Peruvian novelist, short-story writer, and ethnologist whose writings capture …
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ANDES MOUNTAINS — The Southern and Central Andes and Patagonia. The Central and Northern Andes and the Amazon River basin and drainage network. …
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AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES — languages spoken by the original inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere and their modern descendants. The American Indian languages do not …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUECHUA — n. (also Quichua) a S. American Indian language widely spoken in Peru and neighbouring countries. Quechuan adj. [ Sp. f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUECHUA — n. (also Quichua) a S. American Indian language widely spoken in Peru and neighbouring countries. Derivatives: Quechuan adj. Etymology: Sp. …
Oxford English vocab
LANGUAGE — n. Common Business Oriented Language. HyperText Markup Language Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. Standard Generalized Markup Language Structured Query Language. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
QUECHUA — n. South American Indian population of the Andes Mountains from Ecuador to Bolivia. In the early 15th century the Quechua …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PERU — n. officially Republic of Peru Country, western South America. Area: 496,225 sq mi (1,285,216 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 26,724,000. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES — Languages spoken by the original inhabitants of the Americas and the West Indies and by their modern descendants. They display …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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