Chibcha

[ chib-chuh ]

/ ˈtʃɪb tʃə /

a member of a now extinct tribe of South American Indians, having an advanced culture, who lived on a high plateau of Bogotá, Colombia.

the extinct language of the Chibcha.

Example sentences from the Web for chibcha

It was the centre of Chibcha civilization before the Spanish conquest and sustained a large population.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 |Various
Later on, however, he was himself caught by the practical possibilities lurking in the old Chibcha legend.

The Gilded Man |Clifford Smyth
We have but two sources of information respecting the much-debated question of Chibcha culture.

Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena |H. J. Mozans
One may also see some rocks on which are carved certain figures long supposed to be Chibcha hieroglyphics.

Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena |H. J. Mozans

The chiefs of the Chibcha were all absolute monarchs and the appointment of priests rested with them.

Man, Past and Present |Agustus Henry Keane