Aymara
noun
a member of an Indian people living in the mountainous regions around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru.
Aymaras
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pluralof Aymara.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Historians say the missionaries wanted to teach the Aymaras about the passion of Christ and heaven and hell.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2019
Millions of dollars have been spent by the Aymaras on costumes and other preparations for the procession and the days of festivities surrounding it, in this, the poorest country in South America.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2010
The Paka-Jakes settled on the land around holy Lake Titicaca, recreated the Aymaras, and named the province Pacajes after themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shape was probably produced by bandaging the infant head, which was a common practice among the Aymaras and other South American Indian tribes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plateau Indians are generally Aymaras, but on the eastern plains there are considerable settlements of partly civilized Chiriguanos, of Guarani origin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
