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Peruvian

British  
/ pəˈruːvɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Peru or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Peru

"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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Today, a variation of the breed is recognized by the American Kennel Club as the Peruvian Inca Orchid.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dunham married Felber, a British Peruvian musician, in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espa said security and preparations for the El Nino weather phenomenon were the country's two main priorities for Rubio's visit.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The miner’s efforts to open a Peruvian silver-mining project at Royropata are progressing, and engineering works at its Monte do Carmo gold project are nearing completion, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Peruvian doctors were following WHO protocol, retreating Christian with standard first-line antibiotics that had failed to stop the TB in the first place.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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