Peru
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- proper noun
- /pəˈruː/
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Perú
- My mother and I went to Lima, Peru, to wait until the end of the war.
- the country of Peru
- Peru and Chile
- Peru and Bolivia
You're testing this in three countries, Peru, Costa Rica, and Chile.
- You're testing this in three countries, Peru, Costa Rica, and Chile.
- And but I learned so much about Peru and the people.
- And that's the whole Pacific, from Peru all the way to China to Japan.
- Example, this is a belt that I bought from a grandma in Peru's Sacred Valley.
- When I started shipping, I sent to Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Colombia.
- I found her in the streets of Peru.
- They have their laboratories in Peru, OK.
- And they also, I know they also pushed a lot down to Bolivia and Peru as well.
- I did go on a gap year and I didn't go to Peru, even though it's very popular.
- My parents were from Peru and Honduras, and I am a bisexual.
- So I said, let me just extend this out so that I can spend the majority of time in Peru and whatnot.
- Then from there they send me him to Peru was a paratrooper unit.
- To visit a guy in prison, a healer from Peru in prison with ayahuasca.
Examples
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But if you come down to Peru, we'd be happy to take you through our hubs.
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I visited Peru last summer and admired the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu.
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I found her in the streets of Peru and I made this video.
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And but I learned so much about Peru and the people.
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I work in a bar in Peru.
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They're having a meeting in Peru this Saturday.
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We've got a project going on down in Peru right now.
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APRA is the oldest political party in Peru and the best organized.
Academic text (1990) -
Whoever he was, when the Spaniards arrived in Peru in the 1500s, local people were still talking about him.
Academic text (2011) -
Furthermore, Chile has offered to share the denomination with Peru in order to jointly manage and promote the product.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
A country in western South America known for the ancient Inca Empire and Machu Picchu
Compounds
A tall tropical plant that grows quickly, smells strong, has large trumpet-shaped flowers, and prickly poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A dark brown sticky substance from a tree used in perfumes, to add flavour, and to help wounds heal
A country in western South America known for the ancient Inca Empire and Machu Picchu
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peru probably comes from a local name, Birú, who was a chief or the name of a place that Spanish sailors heard when they first reached the coast, and they used that name for the whole region. So the country's modern name comes from the name the first visitors used for the land.