Perugia

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

noun

1. a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
2. Lake of. Trasimeno.

Perugia

/ pəˈruːdʒə; peˈruːdʒa /

noun

1. 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 namePerusia
2. Lake Perugia
   another name for (Lake) Trasimene

Other Words From

• Pe·ru·gian [p, uh, -, roo, -j, uh, n, -jee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

Knox was a 20-year-old exchange student in the university town of Perugia when she and her then-Italian boyfriend were accused of murdering her housemate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, who was found dead in the apartment they shared on Nov. 2, 2007.

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Most notably, Paolo Rossi was banned for two years for his involvement while playing for Perugia.

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Knox was a 20-year-old student who had recently arrived in the university town of Perugia to study when her British roommate, Kercher, was found dead in her bedroom in the apartment they shared with two Italian roommates on Nov. 2, 2007.

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A drifter who was living in Perugia, Guede was arrested in Germany where he fled after the murder.

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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.

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