Perugia

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

noun

a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.

Lake of. Trasimeno.

Related formsPe·ru·gian

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

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Examples from the Web for perugia

The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
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The house, which was divided into two apartments, is a unique structure in Perugia.
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They were seen by many huddling together in coffee bars in Perugia.
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She is still facing slander charges against the Perugia police who she says hit her.
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The page in question most closely resembles the Perugia picture, No. 6.
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Perugia easily reads her title clear to artistic immortality in having been the home of Perugino, the master of Raphael.
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Back he came to Perugia in 1522, painted the "Transfiguration" for Sta.
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While preaching at Perugia, in 1540, he settled the most angry feuds.
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I should perhaps do the reader a service by telling him just how a week at Perugia may be spent.
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British Dictionary definitions for perugia

Perugia

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

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