Lima

[ lee-muh ]

/ ˈli mə /

noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter L.

Origin of Lima

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby Lima

lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol

Definition for Lima (2 of 2)

Lima²

[ lee-muh or, Spanish, lee-mah for 1; lahy-muh for 2 ]

/ ˈli mə or, Spanish, ˈli mɑ for 1; ˈlaɪ mə for 2 /

noun

a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast.

a city in NW Ohio.

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Example sentences from the Web for Lima

“It would be ideal for him to be returned to Lima because he was doing so well there,” Altez told The Daily Beast.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prison guards in Lima found a contraband mobile phone in his prison cell that he claimed was given to him by the warden.
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She denies this, telling a reporter in Lima that she felt well rid of the man.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A family there asked if Miller if was interested in caring for an elderly woman in Lima, Ohio.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One such incident involved Jason Upthegrove, a Lima, Ohio, NAACP chapter president.
The Twisted History of the Noose|Kevin Canfield|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hardly had he left Lima than the military chiefs in Peru virtually disavowed his authority.
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson
He was a native of Lima, and like a true creole seems to have had the good of America constantly at heart.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2|Brantz Mayer
Take a can of Lima beans, or a quart of fresh beans, put in vessel, cover with chicken broth or bouillon and boil till done.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
If one has the time to hull these and Lima beans, it may be done.
The Laurel Health Cookery|Evora Bucknum Perkins
Not till ten days after this did we enter the bay of Callao, the port of Lima.
Taking Tales|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for Lima

Lima

/ (ˈliːmə) /

noun

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)

communications a code word for the letter L

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Lima

Lima

[ (lee-muh) ]

Capital of Peru and largest city in the country, located in western Peru; the country's economic center.

notes for Lima

Lima was the capital of the empire of Spain in the New World until the nineteenth century.

单词	lima
释义	Lima ¹ [ lee-muh ] / ˈli mə / noun a word used in communications to represent the letter L. Origin of Lima ¹ First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby Lima lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol Definition for Lima (2 of 2) Lima² [ lee-muh or, Spanish, lee-mah for 1; lahy-muh for 2 ] / ˈli mə or, Spanish, ˈli mɑ for 1; ˈlaɪ mə for 2 / noun a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast. a city in NW Ohio. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lima “It would be ideal for him to be returned to Lima because he was doing so well there,” Altez told The Daily Beast. Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?\|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau\|November 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Prison guards in Lima found a contraband mobile phone in his prison cell that he claimed was given to him by the warden. Did Joran Van Der Sloot Fake His Prison Shanking?\|Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau\|November 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She denies this, telling a reporter in Lima that she felt well rid of the man. The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger\|Michael Daly\|September 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A family there asked if Miller if was interested in caring for an elderly woman in Lima, Ohio. The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger\|Michael Daly\|September 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One such incident involved Jason Upthegrove, a Lima, Ohio, NAACP chapter president. The Twisted History of the Noose\|Kevin Canfield\|August 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Hardly had he left Lima than the military chiefs in Peru virtually disavowed his authority. The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)\|Thomas C. Dawson He was a native of Lima, and like a true creole seems to have had the good of America constantly at heart. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2\|Brantz Mayer Take a can of Lima beans, or a quart of fresh beans, put in vessel, cover with chicken broth or bouillon and boil till done. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book\|Victor Hirtzler If one has the time to hull these and Lima beans, it may be done. The Laurel Health Cookery\|Evora Bucknum Perkins Not till ten days after this did we enter the bay of Callao, the port of Lima. Taking Tales\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for Lima Lima / (ˈliːmə) / noun 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) communications a code word for the letter L Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Lima Lima [ (lee-muh) ] Capital of Peru and largest city in the country, located in western Peru; the country's economic center. notes for Lima Lima was the capital of the empire of Spain in the New World until the nineteenth century. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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