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Chibcha

[ chib-chuh ]

/ ˈtʃɪb tʃə /

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noun, plural Chib·chas, (especially collectively) Chib·cha for 1.

a member of a now extinct tribe of South American Indians, having an advanced culture, who lived on a high plateau of Bogotá, Colombia.

the extinct language of the Chibcha.

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Examples from the Web for chibcha

It was the centre of Chibcha civilization before the Spanish conquest and sustained a large population.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
Later on, however, he was himself caught by the practical possibilities lurking in the old Chibcha legend.
The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth
We have but two sources of information respecting the much-debated question of Chibcha culture.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
One may also see some rocks on which are carved certain figures long supposed to be Chibcha hieroglyphics.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans

The chiefs of the Chibcha were all absolute monarchs and the appointment of priests rested with them.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane