Perugia

[ pe-roo-jah; English puh-roo-juh, -jee-uh ]

/ pɛˈru dʒɑ; English pəˈru dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.

Lake of. Trasimeno.

Related forms

Pe·ru·gian

[puh-roo-juh n, -jee-uh n] /pəˈru dʒən, -dʒi ən/, adjective, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for perugia

The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession|Nina Darnton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I went to Siena, which was cast as Perugia, for a cameo role as a television journalist in the film.
What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The house, which was divided into two apartments, is a unique structure in Perugia.
The Perugia House Where Meredith Kercher Was Murdered Is for Sale|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were seen by many huddling together in coffee bars in Perugia.
Why Retrying Amanda Knox Is Important|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

She is still facing slander charges against the Perugia police who she says hit her.
What Amanda Knox Is Up to Now|Winston Ross, Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The page in question most closely resembles the Perugia picture, No. 6.
Great Masters in Painting: Perugino|George C. Williamson
Perugia easily reads her title clear to artistic immortality in having been the home of Perugino, the master of Raphael.
Italy, the Magic Land|Lilian Whiting
Back he came to Perugia in 1522, painted the "Transfiguration" for Sta.
Great Masters in Painting: Perugino|George C. Williamson
While preaching at Perugia, in 1540, he settled the most angry feuds.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
I should perhaps do the reader a service by telling him just how a week at Perugia may be spent.
Italian Hours|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for perugia

Perugia

/ (pəˈruːdʒə, Italian peˈruːdʒa) /

noun

a city in central Italy, in Umbria: centre of the Umbrian school of painting (15th century); university (1308); Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 149 125 (2001)Ancient name: Perusia

Lake Perugia another name for (Lake) Trasimene

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