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| Noun | 1. A ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family).[Wordnet] 2. A member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru.[Wordnet] 3. The 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.[Wordnet] 4. An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun.[Websters] 5. The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Inca" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1605. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The name or title given by the natives of Peru to their kings and to the princes of the blood, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Business | Inside the National Capital Area. (references) | ||
| Environment | 1: Information Council of the Americas. (references) | ||
| 2: Inner neutron control assembly. (references) | |||
| Geography | 1: Inca is geographically located in Argentina. Its features include a locality (a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries). Its geographic coordinates are 29.133333 degrees South latitude and 61.9 degrees West longitude. (references) | ||
| 2: Inca is geographically located in Bolivia. Its features include a mountain (an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more). Its geographic coordinates are 19.8 degrees South latitude and 66.4 degrees West longitude. (references) | |||
| 3: Inca is geographically located in Chile. Its features include a railroad station (a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight). Its geographic coordinates are 26.833333 degrees South latitude and 69.9 degrees West longitude. (references) | |||
| 4: Inca is geographically located in Ecuador. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 2 degrees South latitude and 80.616667 degrees West longitude. (references) | |||
| 5: Inca is geographically located in Guatemala. Its features include a farm (a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture). Its geographic coordinates are 15.683333 degrees North latitude and 88.35 degrees West longitude. (references) | |||
| 6: Inca is geographically located in Peru. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 12.85 degrees South latitude and 69.45 degrees West longitude. (references) | |||
| 7: Inca is geographically located in Spain. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 39.716667 degrees North latitude and 2.9 degrees East longitude. (references) | |||
| Literature | 1: "The Inca was a war-chief, elected by the Council to carry out its decision." - Brinton: The American Race (South American Tribes), part i. chap. ii. p. 211. 2: Inca A king or royal prince of the ancient Peruvians. The empire of the Incas was founded by Manco Capac. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Technology | Intelligence Communications Architecture. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest. (references) | ||
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| Inca dove | (Zo["o]l.), a small dove (Scardafella inca), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Inca education | Inca education during the time of the Inca Empire was divided into two principal spheres: education for the upper classes and education for the general population. The royal classes and a few specially-chosen individuals from the provinces of the Empire were formally educated by the Amautas (wise men), while the general population were passed on knowledge and skills by their immediate forbears. (references) | ||
| Inca Garcilaso de la Vega | One of the first "mestizos" of the New World, "el Inca" Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) was a well-known writer on the subject of the Inca people. He was the son of Spanish conquistador Sebastián Garcilaso de la Vega and Inca princess Isabel Suárez Chimpu Ocllo, who was a niece of the powerful Inca Huayna Capac. A native Quechua speaker born in Cusco, De la Vega wrote accounts of Inca life, history, and the conquest by the Spanish. (references) | ||
| Inca Kola | Inca Kola is a very successful cola soft drink made in Peru. It is common in parts of South America, and while it has not enjoyed major success elsewhere, it can be found in Latin American specialty shops worldwide. The sweet flavor reminds some people of bubblegum. Inca Kola is yellowish-gold in color, and sold in glass & plastic bottles of various sizes and a can of the same color with an Inca motif. As of 2005, Inca Kola is sold in supermarkets in the United States in 2 litre bottles, cans, and individual bottles. (references) | ||
| Inca mythology | Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological. Inca mythology helps explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs. (references) | ||
| Inca religion | Young girls of the nobility or of exceptional beauty had the option of becoming acllas who spent four years in the provincial capitals brewing chicha or weaving textiles used by the Inca and the priests. Some learned these skills at Aqllawasis (feminine schools). They then had the privilege of becoming mamaconas, dedicated to a life of chastity serving the sun god, or of becoming the wives of Inca nobles. (references) | ||
| Inca road system | Among the many roads and trails constructed in western South America, the Inca road system of Peru was the most extensive on the South American continent. Traversing the Andes mountains and reaching heights of over 5,000 m (16,500 feet) above sea level, the trails connected the regions of the Inca empire from the northern provincial capital in Quito, Ecuador past the modern city of Santiago, Chile in the south. The Inca road system covered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km² of territory. (references) | ||
| Inca Roca | Inca Roca (Quechua Inka Roq'a, "magnanimous Inca") was the sixth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around CE 1350) and the first of the Hanan ("upper") dynasty. His wife's name was Mama Michay. His son was Yahuar Huacac. (references) | ||
| Inca rope bridge | Inca Rope bridges were simple suspension bridges over canyons and gorges to provide access for the Inca Empire. Bridges of this type were suitable for use since the Inca people had yet to discover the wheel and so the traffic was limited to pedestrians and livestock. These bridges were an intrinsic part on the Inca road system and are an excellent example of Inca innovation in engineering. They were frequently used by Chasqui runners delivering messages throughout the Inca Empire. (references) | ||
| Inca Tern | The Inca Tern, Larosterna inca, is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna. (references) | ||
| Manco Inca Yupanqui | Manco Inca Yupanqui (b.1516 - d.1544) (Manku Inka Yupanki in Quechua) was the last Inca Emperor of Peru. He was also known as Manku Qhapaq II. Born in 1516, he was one of the sons of Huayna Capac and came from a lower class of the nobility. (references) | ||
| Sapa Inca | Sapa Inca is the title given to the ruler of the Inca Empire. (references) | ||
| SEAT Inca | The SEAT Inca was a commercial van designed and assembled in Spain and based upon the SEAT Ibiza Mk. 2, with which it shared platform and front body. It was only sold in Spain, and soon discontinued in favour of the badge-engineered Volkswagen Caddy, given the Volkswagen Group had decided SEAT should be a brand sportive rather than popular. In spite of this, the Caddy was still made at the same factories as the Inca was, until it was discontinued in june of 2003. (references) | ||
| Tupac Inca Yupanqui | Tupac Inca Yupanqui (Quechua Tupaq Inka Yupanki, "noble Inca accountant") was the tenth Sapa Inca (1471-93 CE) of the Inca Empire, and fifth of the Hanan dynasty. His father was Pachacuti, and his son was Huayna Capac. (references) | ||
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| Inca message | Health | Cocaine. (references) | |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| INCA | English | An Integrated Network Architecture for Office Communications | N/A | |
| INCA | French | Institut national de la communication audiovisuelle | General, Post & Telecom | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Andhra | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Andhra, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | инка (Inca). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | inka (Inca). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | Inka (Inca, Incan), Ink (Inca, Incan), incký (Inca, Incaic). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Inca (Inca). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | инка (Inca). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | inka (Inca). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | inka (Inca). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | Inka (Inca, Incan), Ink (Inca, Incan), incký (Inca, Incaic). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 印加人 (Inca, Incan). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 印加人 (Inca, Incan). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | Inka (Inca, Incan), Ink (Inca, Incan), incký (Inca, Incaic). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | inka (Inca). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | inka (Inca). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Inka (Inca, Inca Empire), Inca (inca). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gentoo | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Gentoo, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Inka (Inca, Inca Empire), Inca (inca). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 잉카사람 (Inca, Incan), 잉카족 (Inca), 잉카족의 1인 (inca), 잉카 사람 (inca), 잉카 문명 (Inca Empire). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 잉카사람 (Inca, Incan), 잉카족 (Inca), 잉카족의 1인 (inca), 잉카 사람 (inca), 잉카 문명 (Inca Empire). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | אִינְקָה (Inca), שבט אינדיאני (Inca), מיתולוגיה של האינקה (Inca mythology), אינקה (Inca Empire). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Inka (Inca, Inca Empire), Inca (inca). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Inka (Inca, Inca Empire), Inca (inca). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | Inca (Inca, Incan), incaico (Inca, Incaic), Religione inca (Inca religion), Mitologia inca (Inca mythology), Garcilaso de la Vega (Inca Garcilaso de la Vega), Impero Inca (Inca Empire). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | אִינְקָה (Inca), שבט אינדיאני (Inca), מיתולוגיה של האינקה (Inca mythology), אינקה (Inca Empire). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | インカ (Inca), インカ帝国 (Inca empire), プエンテデルインカ (Puente del Inca). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 잉카사람 (Inca, Incan), 잉카족 (Inca), 잉카족의 1인 (inca), 잉카 사람 (inca), 잉카 문명 (Inca Empire). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | Inca (Inca). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | Inka (Inca, incandescence, incapacitate, incapacity, incarcerate). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | Inka (Inca, incandescence, incapacitate, incapacity, incarcerate). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | Inka (Inca, incandescence, incapacitate, incapacity, incarcerate). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | Inca (Inca, Inca Empire). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Quechua | Inka (governor, Inca, lover, ruler, son of the sun). Additional references: Quechua, Bolivia, Peru, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | inka (Inca, Sapa Inca). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | inka (Inca). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | inca (Inca, Quechua), incaico (Inca, Incan). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | inka (Inca, Sapa Inca). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | inka (Inca, Sapa Inca). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tailangi | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Tailangi, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Telangire | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Telangire, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Telegu | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Telegu, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Telgi | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Telgi, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Telugu | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Telugu, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tengu | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Tengu, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Terangi | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Terangi, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tolangan | పెరూ దేశభాషలో రాజుయెక్క పట్టపు పేరు (Inca). Additional references: Tolangan, India, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | Inca (inca), інка (Inca), Інки (Inca Empire). Additional references: Ukrainian, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | Inca (inca), іnka (Inca), Іnki (Inca Empire). Additional references: Ukrainian, Inca. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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| Language | Translations for “Inca” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Athagincathaga (Inca). Additional references: Athag, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Agincaga (Inca). Additional references: Double Dutch, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | !|\| (Inca). Additional references: Leet, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Opincopa (Inca). Additional references: Oppish, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Incaway (Inca). Additional references: Pig Latin, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | Inca (Inca). Additional references: Terran B, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Ubincuba (Inca). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Inca. (volunteer) | |||
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