QUECHUAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Quechuan mean? 

• QUECHUAN (noun)
  The noun QUECHUAN has 1 sense:

1. the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

  Familiarity information: QUECHUAN used as a noun is very rare.

• QUECHUAN (adjective)
  The adjective QUECHUAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Quechua or their language

  Familiarity information: QUECHUAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUECHUAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Kechua; Kechuan; Quechua; Quechuan; Quechuan language

Hypernyms ("Quechuan" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

• QUECHUAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Quechua or their language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Kechuan; Quechuan

Pertainym:

Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)

Derivation:

Quechua (the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)

Quechua (a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)