Peru

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Peru (“country in South America”).
   alt-of, alternative
2. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.
3. Peru (a country in South America)
4. Places in the United States:
5. A city in Illinois.
6. A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
7. A township in Miami County, Indiana.
8. A city in Kansas.
9. A town in Maine.
10. A town in Massachusetts.
11. A city in Nebraska.
12. A town in New York.
13. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
14. A town in Vermont.
15. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
16. A town in Wisconsin.
17. A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.

Equivalents

Examples

“Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.”

“There is no question⟳, as pointed out by Dr. Chapman (1931, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., LXIII, pp. 88-91), that the dark, sharp-tailed albigularis of eastern Ecuador and eastern Perú is quite distinct from albescens josephinae of the Roraima and Duida regions (which ranges eastward into Dutch Guiana).”

“This coat of arms was given to Mr. Danciger by Mr. Claudio Fernández Concha, Mayor of Lima, Perú, during a ceremony wherein the city fathers expressed to Mr. Danciger their appreciation for his good works on behalf of the citizens of Perú.”

“Because Perú is a multicultural country, this diversity in schools may contribute⟳ to the bullying of students across different ethnic groups.”

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