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QUECHUAN
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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 ("Quechuan" is a kind of...):
American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Quechua or their language
Synonyms:
Kechuan; Quechuan
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)
Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)
Derivation:
Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)
Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)