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

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Example Sentences

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Lima

Peru's Cardinal Castillo, the Archbishop of Lima, has said the trip would involve young people, women who help run community kitchens and members of the country's indigenous communities, according to Vatican News.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

After that he will spend six days in Peru, where roughly 76% of the population are Catholic, and will include stops in Lima, Chiclayo, Cuzco and Pucallpa.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Located approximately 190 miles north of Lima, Castillo de Huarmey covers 110 acres and once served as an administrative and burial center for the Wari Empire.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ukrainian officers say that Lima can sometimes interfere with their own drones amid operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

At one point the group had to suspend work for eight months while La Condamine rode off to Lima to sort out a problem with their permits.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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