Incan
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- noun
- /ˈɪŋkən/
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- 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
So 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.
Blog text (2) -
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 from the Quechua people of the Cuzco area in Peru, past or present
A person who lived in the empire that ruled Peru before the Spanish came
A person from a native people in Peru who was once part of the Inca ruling class
A person from the native people of the Andes who once ruled in the Inca Empire
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.