Peruvian

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English

Etymology

From Peru +‎ -v- +‎ -ian, or from Latin Peruvia.

Pronunciation

Noun

Peruvian (plural Peruvians)

  1. A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.
    • 2020 November 23, Claudia Rebaza, “‘They messed with the wrong generation’: How young people shook up politics in Peru”, in CNN:
      After a raucous two weeks of power plays at the highest levels of government that saw three different men pass through Peru’s presidency, thousands of young Peruvians have reinvigorated protest and politics.

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Adjective

Peruvian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.

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