Peruvian
[pə'ru:vjən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Peru.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people; 'Peruvian artifacts' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America.
(n.) A native or an inhabitant of Peru.
Checker: Sylvia
Definition
adj. pertaining to Peru in South America.—n. a native of Peru.—Peruvian balsam a fragrant bitterish liquid yielded by a South American tree used for asthma and in making soaps; Peruvian bark cinchona (q.v.).
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Examples
- There are, we may note, some very striking resemblances between early Japanese pottery and so forth and similar Peruvian productions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Quinine was discovered by Pelletier and Caventou in 1820, although Peruvian bark had long been used for the same purpose. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Mexicans had never heard of the potato, which was a principal article of Peruvian diet. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Peruvians also got to making maps and the use of counting-frames. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Good rope was made also by the old Peruvians, by the South Sea Islanders, and by the natives of many other regions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Even the Peruvians, the more civilized nation of the two, though they made use of gold and silver as ornaments, had no coined money of any kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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