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Peru

//ˈpɪəɹuː// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Places in the United States:; A city in Illinois.
  3. 3
    Places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    Places in the United States:; A township in Miami County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    Places in the United States:; A city in Kansas.
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  1. 6
    Places in the United States:; A town in Maine.
  2. 7
    Places in the United States:; A town in Massachusetts.
  3. 8
    Places in the United States:; A city in Nebraska.
  4. 9
    Places in the United States:; A town in New York.
  5. 10
    Places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    Places in the United States:; A town in Vermont.
  7. 12
    Places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
  8. 13
    Places in the United States:; A town in Wisconsin.
  9. 14
    A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).

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