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Peru

UK/pəˈɹuː/ US/pəˈɹʉw/ fairly common

noun

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a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries

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Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).

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