Chibcha
Americannoun
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a member of a now extinct tribe of South American Indians, having an advanced culture, who lived on a high plateau of Bogotá, Colombia.
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the extinct language of the Chibcha.
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The vast majority of her work, however, was self-published during the 2000s in chapbooks under the moniker of Chibcha Press and distributed by hand at music festivals, lesbian gatherings and literary events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
At the time of European contact, Maya and Chibcha traders in giant dugout canoes engaged in far-flung commerce, exchanging goods between Honduras, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands.
From National Geographic
Following are the significant numerals of the scale in question: Chibcha, or Muysca.37110. hubchibica.
From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard
This brought them into contact with the Chibcha Indians.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
It was the centre of Chibcha civilization before the Spanish conquest and sustained a large population.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
The Chibchas, too, in the far north, whose civilization in some respects equalled that of the Incas, might be termed a conquering race.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
The Chibchas inhabited the country which had for its centre the valley of the Magdalena River.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
Among South American vigesimal systems, the best known is that of the Chibchas or Muyscas of the Bogota region, which was obtained at an early date by the missionaries who laboured among them.
From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard
In the legends of the Chibchas of Bogota we seem to have distinct reminiscences of Atlantis.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
The fate of the Chibchas was, of course, the same as that of the Incas.
From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)
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