Lima

[ lee-muh ]

/ ˈli mə /

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noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter L.

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Origin of Lima

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby Lima

lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol

Other definitions for Lima (2 of 2)

Lima²

[ lee-muh or, Spanish, lee-mah for 1; lahy-muh for 2 ]

/ ˈli mə or, Spanish, ˈli mɑ for 1; ˈlaɪ mə for 2 /

noun

a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast.

a city in NW Ohio.

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How to use Lima in a sentence

Before Lima, I was not in any way the type of person to chat to parents at their kid’s baseball game.
I Went to the Westminster Dog Show and All I Got Was This Lousy Positive View of Humanity|Elijah Wolfson|June 14, 2021|Time
On a very practical level, Lima has forced me to leave my apartment more, since I’d very much prefer my apartment not be a dog toilet.
I Went to the Westminster Dog Show and All I Got Was This Lousy Positive View of Humanity|Elijah Wolfson|June 14, 2021|Time
When I got home from the dog show, I taught Lima to give me a high-five, like I’d seen so many of the competitors do with their handlers at the end of their events earlier that day.
I Went to the Westminster Dog Show and All I Got Was This Lousy Positive View of Humanity|Elijah Wolfson|June 14, 2021|Time
A fun workplace story set against the radio-novela focused world of 1950s Lima, it’s the story of Mario, an aspiring young writer who embarks on an ardent affair with Julia, his alluring, older aunt by marriage.
‘Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter’ a raucous, transgressive romance|Patrick Folliard|April 17, 2021|Washington Blade

The mayor of the La Victoria municipality of Lima, he’s known as a crime-fighter and corruption-buster.
25 Rising Stars to Track in 2021|Daniel Malloy|December 20, 2020|Ozy
“It would be ideal for him to be returned to Lima because he was doing so well there,” Altez told The Daily Beast.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prison guards in Lima found a contraband mobile phone in his prison cell that he claimed was given to him by the warden.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She denies this, telling a reporter in Lima that she felt well rid of the man.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A family there asked if Miller if was interested in caring for an elderly woman in Lima, Ohio.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One such incident involved Jason Upthegrove, a Lima, Ohio, NAACP chapter president.
The Twisted History of the Noose|Kevin Canfield|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To be brought back to England after a two years' voyage without seeing Lima would be a very foolish trip.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The West India engine is sold to send to Lima, but not to be conveyed over the mountains.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
One or two English mechanics were to accompany the engines which the contractors engaged should be in Lima within eighteen months.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The last-named engine was intended for the coinage operations in the Mint at Lima.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
On his return to Lima he carried with him a small model of Trevithick's high-pressure steam-engine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for Lima

Lima

/ (ˈliːmə) /

noun

the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast on the Rímac River: the centre of Spanish colonization in South America; university founded in 1551 (the oldest in South America); an industrial centre with a port at nearby Callao. Pop: 8 180 000 (2005 est)

communications a code word for the letter L

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Lima

Lima

[ (lee-muh) ]

Capital of Peru and largest city in the country, located in western Peru; the country's economic center.

notes for Lima

Lima was the capital of the empire of Spain in the New World until the nineteenth century.