Arequipa

[ ar-uh-kee-pah; Spanish ah-re-kee-pah ]

/ ˌær əˈki pɑ; Spanish ˌɑ rɛˈki pɑ /

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noun

a city in S Peru.

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Words nearby Arequipa

areole, areology, Areopagite, Areopagus, arepa, Arequipa, Ares, arete, arethusa, Aretino, Arezzo

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How to use Arequipa in a sentence

Lima is more than ninety leagues distant from the nearest active volcano, that of Arequipa.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Some rich mines on the coast, and in the province of Arequipa, are now nearly exhausted.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
The railway as far as Arequipa was at length finished, the Oroya railway was begun.
Peru in the Guano Age|Alexander James Duffield
The volcano of Charchani, lying to the north of Arequipa, reaches an elevation of 18,382 Parisian feet.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

Centeno arrived soon afterwards at Arequipa, and in less than two days Carvajal arrived there in pursuit.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 5|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for Arequipa

Arequipa

/ (ˌærɪˈkiːpə, Spanish areˈkipa) /

noun

a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)

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