Definition: Meaning of, Peru in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ pəˈruː /
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a country on the west coast of South America, north of Bolivia and south of Ecuador. Population: 28,409,897 (2003). Capital: Lima. The high ANDES Mountains cover a large part of the country.
capital and largest city and economic centre of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century