1
a
: a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest
b
: a king or noble of the Inca empire
2
: a member of any people under Inca influence
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Blockchain intelligence firm Inca Digital found that terrorist organizations including Hamas and Hezbollah have used Sun’s blockchain to move more than $2 billion in funds.
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The dining room banquette is upholstered in Claremont’s Inca stripe.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
In South America, there’s a food revolution going on in Bolivia, where elite restaurants are getting international notice and ancient Inca and Aymara traditions are finding their way into modern fusion dishes.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Through its partnership with a local nonprofit, Paka assists women of neighboring communities of Cuzco to learn how to weave, allowing many to move from manual labor like farming to skilled, artisanal traditions passed down from the Inca.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The dining room banquette is upholstered in Claremont’s Inca stripe.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
In South America, there’s a food revolution going on in Bolivia, where elite restaurants are getting international notice and ancient Inca and Aymara traditions are finding their way into modern fusion dishes.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Through its partnership with a local nonprofit, Paka assists women of neighboring communities of Cuzco to learn how to weave, allowing many to move from manual labor like farming to skilled, artisanal traditions passed down from the Inca.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Inca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inca. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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