Lima
pronunciation
How to pronounce Lima in British English:
UK [ˈliːmə]
How to pronounce Lima in American English:
US [ˈlaɪmə]
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- Noun:
- capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
Word Origin
- Lima
- Peruvian capital, founded 1535 by Pizarro, from Spanish corruption of Quechua (Inca) Rimak, name of a god and his temple, from rima "to speak" (perhaps a reference to priests who spoke from concealed places in statues of the gods).
Example
- 1. Mr. obama did not send a representative to lima .
- 2. But he is from the lima upper class .
- 3. Rapid change is not confined to lima .
- 4. As a schoolboy in lima , his best subject was maths .
- 5. Ice collected on a small tree in lima , ohio on dec. 19 .