Peru meaning

pə-ro͝o'
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
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Country in W South America, on the Pacific: 496,226 sq mi (1,285,220 sq km); cap. Lima.
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A town in Maine.
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A town in Massachusetts.
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A country of western South America on the Pacific Ocean. Inhabited since at least the 9th millennium bc , it was the center of the Inca Empire after the 12th century ad . Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca in 1533 led to the establishment in 1542 of the Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, which in time included Panama and all of Spanish South America except Venezuela. Peru achieved full independence from Spain in 1824. Lima is the capital and the largest city.
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A town in New York.
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A town in Vermont.
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A city in Nebraska.
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An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
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An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
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A town in Wisconsin.
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A city in Illinois.
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A city in Indiana.
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A city in Kansas.
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Origin of peru

  • From Spanish Perú, possibly from the native name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river").
    From Wiktionary

Peru Sentence Examples

  • by Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

  • To prevent internal trade with Peru a custom-house was set up at Cordoba to levy a duty of 50% on everything in transit to and from the river Plate.

  • for means to open up communications with Peru by way of the river Bermejo.

  • At the same time all this country was opened to Spanish trade even with Peru, and the development of its resources, so long thwarted, was allowed comparatively free play.

  • In 1553 an expedition from Peru made their way through the mountain region and founded the city of Santiago del Estero, that of Tucuman in 1565, and that of Cordoba in 1573.

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