Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-muh]
- /ˈli mə/
- /ˈliːmə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-muh]
- /ˈli mə/
Definitions of lima word
- noun lima Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima. 1
- noun lima a city in N central Indiana. 1
- noun lima a city in N Illinois. 1
- noun lima capital city of Peru 1
- noun lima the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast on the Rímac River: the centre of Spanish colonization in South America; university founded in 1551 (the oldest in South America); an industrial centre with a port at nearby Callao. Pop: 8 180 000 (2005 est) 0
- noun lima a code word for the letter L 0
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Origin of lima
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lima
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lima popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lima usage trend in Literature
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