Ancient Incan capital Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPITAL (noun)
1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
2. the federal government of the United States
CAPITAL (adjective)
1. uppercase
2. first-rate
ANCIENT (noun)
1. a very old person
2. a person who lived in ancient times
ANCIENT (adjective)
1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
2. very old

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