noun
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
• Syn: ↑Peru
• Members of this Region:
↑Shining Path, ↑Sendero Luminoso, ↑SL, ↑Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, ↑Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anaru, ↑MRTA, ↑Inca, ↑Inka
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑South American country, ↑South American nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Organization of American States, ↑OAS
• Part Holonyms: ↑South America
• Member Meronyms: ↑Peruvian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Arequipa, ↑Lima, ↑capital of Peru, ↑Machu Picchu, ↑El Misti, ↑Huainaputina, ↑Amazon, ↑Amazon River, ↑Andes, ↑Coropuna, ↑Huascaran, ↑Yerupaja
Useful english dictionary. 2012.