Paracas
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English
Etymology
From Spanish Paracas, from Quechua Paraaco.
Proper noun
Paracas
- A placename
- The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru
- Ellipsis of Paracas District.; A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru
- Ellipsis of Paracas Bay.; A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean
- Ellipsis of Paracas Peninsula.; A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean
- Ellipsis of Paracas culture, Paracas civilization., a 1st-millennium BCE pre-Nazca cultural civilization in Peru famous for geoglyphs on hillsides.
Translations
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peninsula
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bay
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civilization
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Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua Paraaco.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paracas ?
- Paracas; a placename
- The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru
- Ellipsis of Distrito de Paracas.; A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru
- Ellipsis of Península de Paracas.; A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean
- Ellipsis of Bahía de Paracas.; A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean
- Ellipsis of Cultura Paracas.; Paracas, a 1st millennium BC pre-Colombian civilization in Peru
Descendants
- → English: Paracas