Associations to the word «Peru»

Wiktionary

PERU, proper noun. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
PERU, proper noun. A city in Illinois
PERU, proper noun. A city in Indiana
PERU, proper noun. A city in Kansas
PERU, proper noun. A town in Maine
PERU, proper noun. A town in Massachusetts
PERU, proper noun. A city in Nebraska
PERU, proper noun. A town in New York
PERU, proper noun. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania
PERU, proper noun. A town in Vermont
PERU, proper noun. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
PERU, proper noun. A town in Wisconsin

Dictionary definition

PERU, noun. A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.