Chibcha

American  

[chib-chuh] / ˈtʃɪb tʃə /

noun

Chibchas, plural Chibcha plural

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.

2. the extinct language of the Chibcha.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Chibcha
  plural
• Chibchas
  plural

Example Sentences

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Chibcha Chibchas

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

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

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)

The country of this tribe, as a matter of fact, is now part of the Republic of Colombia; thus the Chibchas were situated well to the north of the Inca Empire.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)

This very brief study of the Incas and Chibchas concludes the civilized elements of the Aboriginal South American.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)

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 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 fate of the Chibchas was, of course, the same as that of the Incas.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)