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Definition of Peruvian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people. "Peruvian artifacts"
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Peru.
Definition of Peruvian
1. a. Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America.
Definition of Peruvian
1. Noun. A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Peruvian
1. Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. A native or an inhabitant of Peru. Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc, and their compounds; called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See Cinchona. Origin: Cf. F. Peruvien, Sp. Peruviano. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peruvian
Literary usage of Peruvian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Ayacucho to Cuzco 500. Weights and Measures.— The Peruvian ... The Peruvian gold
pound, or libra (equivalent to the British pound sterling) ..."
2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1872)
"Observers: Peruvian Hydrographie Commission of the Amazon, 1868. ... Observers :
Peruvian Hydrographie Commission of the Amazon, 1868. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1858)
"Peruvian SYRUP, OR Protected Solution of Protoxide of Iron combined, ... Bat the
Peruvian Syrup we are bold to make an exception not only on the ground of ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1833)
"Hence, in this note to yourself, I say, that in my opinion the powdered Peruvian
bark had in my stomach about the same effect as an equal quantity of pine ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"(Plates 1 to 130) will be occupied with the drawings and paintings, the scenes
shown in relief and on the round, on North Peruvian earthenware, ..."
6. ... The Native Races: Of the Pacific States by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"Peruvian ANTIQUITIES. Two EPOCHS OF Peruvian CIVILIZATION—ABORIGINAL GOVERNMENT,
... OF COATL I CONCLUDE with a short chapter on Peruvian antiquities, ..."
7. The native races of the Pacific states of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1875)
"I conclude Avith a short chapter on Peruvian antiquities, made up for the most
part from the work of Rivero and Tschudi, and illustrated with the cuts ..."
8. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1853)
"Peruvian DECREE RELATING TO DUTIES, ETC. On the 23d of April, 1863, ... Should the
Government of Bolivia impose any duty on aguardiente or Peruvian liquors, ..."
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