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

The discovery came unexpectedly while Lima and her team were studying two simple liquids in collaboration with ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company.

From Science Daily

I tell her about my formative years in Lima, Peru, and my family’s adventures relocating to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Reece Hunt and Thaua Oliviera De Lima, both 21, say they were familiar with the influencers seen in the film thanks to their algorithms, but had mainly seen their more light-hearted content.

From BBC

He is best known for the 1970 novel A World for Julius, which chronicled the frivolous lives of the elite in Peru's capital Lima through the eyes of an orphan.

From BBC

While the store’s events are often bursting with energy, those moments are still tainted by an “underlying fear that is kind of like a dark cloud among our community,” Lima said.

From Los Angeles Times