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PERUVIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Peru

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Peruvian" is a kind of...):

South American (a native or inhabitant of South America)

Holonyms ("Peruvian" is a member of...):

Peru; Republic of Peru (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)

Derivation:

Peruvian (of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people

Example:

Peruvian artifacts

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Peru (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)

Derivation:

Peru (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)

Peruvian (a native or inhabitant of Peru)

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