Arequipa

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

/ ˌær əˈki pɑ; Spanish ˌɑ rɛˈki pɑ /

noun

a city in S Peru.

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Examples from the Web for arequipa

Their supplies were exhausted, so those which we had brought from Arequipa were doubly welcome.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
Nine days later I arrived in Arequipa, sick, footsore and weary.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew|Robert McReynolds
The volcano of Charchani, lying to the north of Arequipa, reaches an elevation of 18,382 Parisian feet.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull
There was also a good deal of verse making: Arequipa was even famous for its poets.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce

It was the night of the annual masque ball at Tiravaya, a summer resort a few miles from Arequipa.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew|Robert McReynolds

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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