Perugia [pe-roo-jah; English puh-roo-juh, -jee-uh] Examples noun
- a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- Lake of. Trasimeno.
Related formsPe·ru·gian [puh-roo-juh n, -jee-uh n] /pəˈru dʒən, -dʒi ən/, adjective, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for perugia Contemporary Examples of perugia
The locale was not Perugia, but Seville, in Spain, a country I have lived in and love.
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I went to Siena, which was cast as Perugia, for a cameo role as a television journalist in the film.
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The house, which was divided into two apartments, is a unique structure in Perugia.
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They were seen by many huddling together in coffee bars in Perugia.
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She is still facing slander charges against the Perugia police who she says hit her.
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Historical Examples of perugia
There had been a rising and a bloody battle at Perugia, Falcone informed us.
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I have served the Pisans and the noble Baglioni of Perugia with honour and distinction.
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From the parapets of Perugia are views of supreme poetic beauty.
Lilian Whiting
Come to me, my son, at Perugia, for I am the only parent that remains to you.
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At Perugia I had filled a pocket-book with notes on the peasant girl’s trances.
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British Dictionary definitions for perugia Perugia noun
- a city in central Italy, in Umbria: centre of the Umbrian school of painting (15th century); university (1308); Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 149 125 (2001)Ancient name: Perusia
- Lake Perugia another name for (Lake) Trasimene
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