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Definition of Quechuan
1. Noun. The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas.
Generic synonyms: American Indian, American-indian Language, Amerind, Amerindian Language, Indian
Derivative terms: Kechuan
2. Adjective. Of or relating to the Quechua or their language.
Derivative terms: Kechua, Kechuan, Quechua, Quechua
Partainyms: Quechua, Quechua, Quechua, Quechua
Definition of Quechuan
1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quechuan
Literary usage of Quechuan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Man, Past and Present by Augustus Henry Keane (1899)
"Garcilaso himself tells us that when the fourth Inca, Mayta-Capac, first penetrated
to the lake district, the sight of these structures struck his quechuan ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The quechuan stock, authors of the most remarkable of South American civilizations,
according to their own traditions spread from ..."
3. The Literary History of Spanish America by Alfred Coester (1916)
"It was formerly believed that this play was a relic of a quechuan literature.
The early Spanish historians, ..."
4. The Literary History of Spanish America by Alfred Coester (1916)
"It was formerly believed that this play was a relic of a quechuan literature.
The early Spanish historians, ..."
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