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Meaning of Peru | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pəˈɹuː

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

العربية البِيرُو بيرو
Azərbaycanca Peru
Беларуская Перу
Български Перу
বাংলা পেরু
བོད་སྐད པེ་རུ
Bosanski peru Перу
Català Perú
Čeština Peru
Dansk Peru
Deutsch Peru
Ελληνικά Περού
Esperanto Peruo
Español Perú
Suomi Peru
Français Pérou
Galego Perú
עברית פרו
हिन्दी पेरू
Hrvatski peru Перу
Magyar Peru
Հայերեն Պերու
Íslenska peru
Italiano Perù
日本語 ペルー
ქართული პერუ
Қазақша Перу
ខ្មែរ ប៉េរូ
한국어 뻬루 페루
Kurdî Perû
Latina Peruvia
Lietuvių Peru
Latviešu Peru
Македонски Перу
मराठी पेरू
Bahasa Melayu Peru
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပီရူး
Nederlands Peru
Polski Peru
Português Peru
Русский Перу
Slovenčina Peru
Slovenščina Peru
Српски peru Перу
Svenska Peru
Kiswahili Peruu
தமிழ் பெரு
తెలుగు పెరూ
ไทย เปรู
Türkmençe Peru
Tagalog Peru
Türkçe Peru
Українська Перу
اردو پیرو
Oʻzbekcha Peru
Tiếng Việt Pê-ru

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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