Perugia
Americannoun
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Ancient name: Perusia. a city in central Italy, in Umbria: centre of the Umbrian school of painting (15th century); university (1308); Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 149 125 (2001)
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another name for (Lake) Trasimene
Other Word Forms
- Perugian adjective
Example Sentences
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After coming through the ranks at amateur club Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, he endured a disastrous spell at Italian side AC Perugia from 2022 to 2023.
From BBC
He would make only one league appearance for Perugia in Serie C, before leaving in late 2023.
From BBC
Glazier Vincenzo Perugia hid the Renaissance masterpiece in his Paris home for two years before trying to sell the portrait to a Florentine dealer.
From Barron's
Stylistic homages to Jeunet’s film are subtle and abundant throughout these eight episodes, particularly in scenes awash in the dreamy scenery and light unique to Perugia.
From Salon
A last-minute addition to the project after another performer dropped out, Van Patten had only about two months to prepare for the intense six-month shoot, in which she had to put herself in the skin of Knox, who was wrongfully convicted of the 2007 killing of her roommate Meredith Kercher during her year abroad in Perugia, Italy.
From Los Angeles Times
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