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- noun Plural form of
Peruvian .
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Examples
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On Monday morning the market in Peruvians opened briskly.
Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923
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That funny little boom in Peruvians that came on just before he disappeared has died away again.
Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923
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Longer term the Peruvians may rue the day when the razor-wire surrounded encampments appear with the PLA-seconded security teams roaming around with machine guns.
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Alan Garcia, the president of Peru, pleads for calm from his countrymen, but what he has not yet acknowledged are the rights of the indigenous Peruvians, which is really what this whole conflict is about.
Allison Kilkenny: New Photos Released of Conflict Between Peruvian Government and Amazon People 2009
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_El Gaucho_ of Lima pointed out caustically that most of Ecuador's area really belonged to Peru and the Peruvians were the true descendants of the Incas anyway.
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940
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Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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Peruvians, which is more glutinous and less pleasant to the taste.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Alberto Pizango, is facing 35 years prison for inciting the violence, and has separate class of citizens from "Peruvians".
MetaFilter nomis 2009
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Nearly 70,000 Peruvians were killed in the conflict between the state and the rebels in the 1980s and 90s.
Shining Path leader Artemio 'wounded during capture attempt' 2012
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Max Cabello for The Wall Street Journal Over the past decade, as Peru transformed into one of the world's fastest growing economies, more Peruvians began snapping up Topitop polo shirts and cargo pants.
The Andean Zara 2011
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