Incan
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- noun
- /ˈɪŋkən/
- And so he built a raft modeled on those the ancient Incans used for fishing in local waters.
- Incan rather than Mayan
- Incan and Aztec
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Watch on YouTubeSo he has this whole room that has pre Incan artifacts, artifacts from the Incans, and then stuff from the Spanish.
- So he has this whole room that has pre Incan artifacts, artifacts from the Incans, and then stuff from the Spanish.
Examples
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The cultural and ethnic backgrounds of Latinos are also diverse and include Spanish, Aztec, Mayan, Incan, and Caribbean.
Academic text (2009) -
So he has this whole room that has pre Incan artifacts, artifacts from the Incans, and then stuff from the Spanish.
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It was a very convenient idea for bolstering the Incan case for the right to rule everyone else.
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It seems that there is evidence of the Incans doing something similar to freeze drying with potatoes.
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They were neither Incan nor Mayan, yet seemed to originate from some advanced civilization.
Fiction book (1998) -
Incans—the Pleiades were called "little mothers," and festivals were celebrated on their reappearance in the sky.
Blog text (18) -
The Incan quipu is an unusual object, an assemblage of slender, knotted cords tied along a thicker, main cord.
Academic text (2003) -
The Aztec and Incan empires fell at the hands of Cortez and Pizarro, respectively, so before I left my apartment, I looked through my roughs of page spreads that demand drawings of Spanish conquistadors to see what I needed.
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The Incan civilization is known for its impressive architectural achievements, including Machu Picchu.
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Many historians study Incan society to understand its complex system of agriculture and trade.
Synonyms
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A person who lived in the empire that ruled Peru before the Spanish came
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A person from the native people of the Andes who once ruled in the Inca Empire
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A person from the Quechua people of the Cuzco area in Peru, past or present
A person from a native people in Peru who was once part of the Inca ruling class
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Incan comes from Inca, from the Quechua word Inka, which meant 'ruler' like a 'king' in the Andes. So an Incan is someone from the Inca people who lived in the Cuzco valley and belonged to their empire.