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Chavín

Chavín noun: a member of a pre-Columbian civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru around 900 BCE, ending around 250 BCE.

Noun

Chavín (plural Chavíns)

  1. (historical) A member of a pre-Columbian civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru around 900 BCE, ending around 250 BCE.

Forms of Chavín

pluralChavíns

Questions about Chavín

What does Chavín mean?
Chavín means a member of a pre-Columbian civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru around 900 BCE, ending around 250 BCE.
What part of speech is Chavín?
Chavín is a noun.
What is the plural of Chavín?
The plural of Chavín is Chavíns.

Words near Chavín in the dictionary

  1. chavvier
  2. chavviest
  3. chavviness
  4. chavvish
  5. chavvy
  6. Chavín
  7. Chavíns
  8. chaw
  9. chaw up
  10. Chawadi
  11. chawan

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