Peruvian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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A Wisconsin man whose Peruvian wife overstayed her visa blames immigration agents, not the president they work for.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
The only previous Latin American UN secretary general was Peruvian diplomat Javier Perez de Cuellar, who served between 1982 and 1991.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Manuel, a Peruvian who is planning to apply for the regularisation scheme, is among them.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"Seabird guano may seem trivial, yet our study suggests this potent resource could have significantly contributed to sociopolitical and economic change in the Peruvian Andes," Dr. Bongers said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
In contrast, the Americas had only one species of big domestic mammal, the llama / alpaca, confined to a small area of the Andes and the adjacent Peruvian coast.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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