Perugia
Americannoun
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Ancient name: Perusia. 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)
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another name for (Lake) Trasimene
Other Word Forms
- Perugian adjective
Example Sentences
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Glazier Vincenzo Perugia hid the Renaissance masterpiece in his Paris home for two years before trying to sell the portrait to a Florentine dealer.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
Back in the fall of 2007, Knox was a 20-year-old student from Seattle, studying in Perugia and rooming with a young British woman named Meredith Kercher.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
Meredith Kercher was a 21-year-old student from the University of Leeds who was embarking on a year of study in Perugia, living in a rented flat with Knox and two Italian roommates.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
All three were studying in the picturesque central Italian city of Perugia.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Just over thirty years old, Vincenzo Perugia had left Italy for France when he was still young.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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