Peruvian

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈruːviən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈruviən/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pe•ru•vi•an /pəˈruviən/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to Peru.

    n. [countable]
    1. a person born or living in Peru.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Peruvian / pəˈruːvɪən/
  1. of or relating to Peru or its inhabitants
  1. a native or inhabitant of Peru
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pe•ru  (pə ro̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Spanish, Pe•rú  (pe ro̅o̅′).USA pronunciation a republic in W South America. 24,949,512; 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Cap.: Lima.
  1. Place Namesa city in N central Indiana. 13,764.
  2. Place Namesa city in N Illinois. 10,886.
Pe•ru•vi•an  (pə ro̅o̅′vē ən),USA pronunciation adj., n. 
'Peruvian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Allende - Amazon - Arica - Belaúnde - Castilla - Chavin - Garcilaso de la Vega - Huascarán - Peru - Peru balsam - Peruvian balsam - Peruvian bark - Peruvian mastic tree - Peruvian rhatany - Pérez de Cuéllar - Solimões - Tacna-Arica - Vallejo - Vargas Llosa - alstroemeria - antedate - cinchona - currant tomato - grill - guano - non-Peruvian - pepino - pro-Peruvian - puna - rhatany - tamarillo

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