Peru

Language: en

🇬🇧 /pəˈruː/ 🇺🇸 /pɜrˈuː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A country in western South America, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, with its capital at Lima.; A city in the state of Indiana, United States.; A city in the state of Illinois, United States.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

Republic of PeruLima, Peruancient Peru

Derivatives

PeruvianPeruvianism

Commonly confused

Piru
EN: 'Piru' is an archaic/obsolete spelling sometimes found in older texts; the modern standard spelling is 'Peru'.

Spelling tips

EN: Always capitalize as 'Peru' since it is a proper noun. Do not confuse with 'piru' (an archaic form) or 'peru' as a lowercase word, which is nonstandard.

💬 Examples

  1. Peru is home to the ancient Inca civilization and the famous site of Machu Picchu.

  2. Peru, Indiana, is known as the Circus Capital of the World.

  3. The small town of Peru, Illinois, sits along the Illinois River.