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KECHUA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas
Synonyms:
Kechua; Kechuan; Quechua; Quechuan; Quechuan language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Kechua" is a kind of...):
American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
Synonyms:
Kechua; Quechua
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
community (a group of people living in a particular local area)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
Synonyms:
Kechua; Quechua
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Kechua" is a kind of...):
South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Kechua"):
Inca; Incan; Inka (a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru)
Derivation:
Kechuan (of or relating to the Quechua or their language)
