Lima

¹ American  

[lee-muh] / ˈli mə /

noun

1. a word used in communications to represent the letter L.

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Lima ² American  

[lee-muh, lee-mah, lahy-muh] / ˈli mə, ˈli mɑ, ˈlaɪ mə /

noun

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

2. a city in northwestern Ohio.

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Lima British  

/ ˈliːmə /

noun

1. 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)

2. communications a code word for the letter L

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Lima Cultural  

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

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

Etymology

Origin of Lima

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

As per his wishes, his partner Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima and his great-nephew Richard Hockney were the only two mourners to attend his funeral, Hockney's publicist Erica Bolton said.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Today, his daughter is a central figure of that Lima establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"We really don't know whose hands we're going to end up in," says 50-year-old Carmen Zuniga, an employee at a community kitchen in Lima.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The protest in Lima began in San Martin Square and proceeded through the historic center of the city, passing by the front of Congress.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Leo turned and found himself face-to-face with Lima Bean Man, who wasn’t actually a man at all.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan