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Pereira

American  
[puh-rair-uh, pe-rey-rah] / pəˈrɛər ə, pɛˈreɪ rɑ /

noun

  1. Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.

  2. a city in W Colombia.


Pereira British  
/ peˈrɛira /

noun

  1. a town in W central Colombia: cattle trading and coffee processing. Pop: 656 000 (2005 est)

"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

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“I’ve always been fascinated by deep-sea animals,” Pereira said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Pereira shouted, and pulled out her phone to take a video.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Cook and former Great British Bake Off star Crystelle Pereira says "sweetcorn belongs in desserts"

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The ship is moored in an island cove, about 100 meters from a section of coastline, said Steven Pereira, president of the local government.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

—Any of your readers who are curious in natural history will find, in the Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. ii. p. 591., a very full description of this extraordinary production, by Dr. Pereira.

From Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

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