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/pəˈɹuː/
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/pəˈɹʉw/
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/pəˈɹu/
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/pəˈɹʉː/
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- Australia
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/pəˈɹʉ/
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/pəˈɹɪʊ/
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/ˈpɪəɹuː/
Proper noun
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.
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Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.
Places in the United States: A city in Illinois.
Places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A township in Miami County, Indiana.
Places in the United States: A city in Kansas.
Places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine, named after the country.
Places in the United States: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Places in the United States: A city in Nebraska.
Places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Clinton County, New York.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States: A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Places in the United States: A town in Wisconsin.
A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.