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    KECHUA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incasplay

    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 Empireplay

    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 empireplay

    Synonyms:

    Kechua; Quechua

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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)

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