Purús

American  

[poo-roos, poo-roos] / puˈrus, pʊˈrus /

noun

1. a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long.

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Purús British  

/ puˈruʃ, puˈrus /

noun

1. a river in NW central South America, rising in SE Peru and flowing northeast to the Amazon. Length: about 3200 km (2000 miles)

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Example Sentences

She’d lived her entire life along the bends of the Purus River, leaving only when her son and daughter asked her to come down to Rio Branco, where they lived for work.

From Washington Post

Similarly Purus Marine, which has leading U.S. investment company Entrust Global as its founding shareholder, says it is focused on more environmentally friendly ocean industries.

From Reuters

In November, in another part of the forest, dozens of Jamamadi occupied a government indigenous affairs outpost on the Purus River to protest the expulsion of American missionary Stephen Campbell, accused by authorities of illegally entering isolated Indigenous land.

From Washington Post

On the São Francisco reservation in the state of Amazonas, Jamamadi villagers sent health workers packing with bows and arrows when they visited by helicopter this month, said Claudemir da Silva, an Apurinã leader representing indigenous communities on the Purus river, a tributary of the Xingú.

From Reuters

Nam tincidunt condimentum purus, ac condimentum purus.

From Seattle Times