Tal·ca (täl?kä) A city of central Chile between Santiago and Concepción. Chile’s independence was proclaimed here in 1818.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Talca (Spanish ?talka) n (Placename) a city in central Chile: scene of the declaration of Chilean independence (1818). Pop: 206 000 (2005 est)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Tal?ca (?t?l k?) n. a city in central Chile. 164,482. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.