HyperDic: inca

English > 3 senses of the word Inca:
NOUNperson Incaa ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family)
person Inca, Inka, Incana member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
groupInca, Inkathe small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s
Inca > pronunciation
Soundsih'ngkah
RhymesAfrica ... yucca: 76 rhymes with kah...
English > Inca: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family).
NarrowerHuayna CapacThe Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525)
Broaderruler, swayerA person who rules or commands
English > Inca: 3 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru.
SynonymsInka, Incan
BroaderQuechua, KechuaA member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
Spanishinca
Catalaninca
English > Inca: 3 senses > noun 3, group
MeaningThe small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s.
SynonymInka
Instance ofcommunityA group of people living in a particular local area
RegionPeru, Republic of PeruA republic in western South America
SpanishInca
CatalanInca
AdjectivesIncanof or pertaining to the Incas or their culture or empire

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