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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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 • Oct. 20, 2025
Knox has now spent almost half of her life living in the aftermath of what happened that night in Perugia, almost half her life with a harsh spotlight on her every move.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
Knox and Ms Kercher were both language exchange students sharing a house in the university town of Perugia in 2007.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
The slander conviction carried a three-year sentence, which Knox served during nearly four years of detention until a Perugia appeals court found her and Sollecito not guilty.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
Perugia eventually confessed that he’d had help from a pair of Italian brothers in Paris, the Lancelottis.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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