lima

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Ellipsis of lima bean.

Next morning they returned to Lima. — The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Francisco Pizarro was besieged in Lima. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady
Go to Lima again, or to Brazil. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling

capital of Peru

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