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Quechua Definition


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Quechua
noun Quechua, Quechuas
    1. A group of S American peoples that includes the Incas, who inhabit Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
    2. An individual belonging to this group of peoples.
    3. Their language, which is widely used in this area as a lingua franca.
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to this group or language.
Derivative: Quechuan
noun, adj
    Etymology: 19c: Spanish, from Quechua k'echua plunderer.



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