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PERUVIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Peru
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Peruvian" is a kind of...):
South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)
Holonyms ("Peruvian" is a member of...):
Peru; Republic of Peru (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)
Derivation:
Peruvian (of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people
Example:
Peruvian artifacts
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Peru (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)
Derivation:
Peru (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)
Peruvian (a native or inhabitant of Peru)
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