Quichua
noun
Quichuas
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pluralof Quichua.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Quichuas of Peru must not be confounded with the Quiches of Guatemala.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Daniel Garrison Brinton
"You mean that you would choose to be King over the Chancas rather than stand next to the throne among the Quichuas?" he said, scanning me sharply.
From The Virgin of the Sun by Henry Rider Haggard
The Quichuas commence their task soon after daybreak.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Hiram Bingham
The human remains agreed “in all essential respects” with the bones of modern Quichuas.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Hiram Bingham
They were probably the same race as the Quichuas, who inhabited the western shores, and a large portion of the Andes, under the rule of the Incas.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston
