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NOUN (4)

1. United States philosopher (1876-1957);
[syn: Perry, Ralph Barton Perry]

2. United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858);
[syn: Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry]

3. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819);
[syn: Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]

4. a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perry \Per"ry\, n. [OF. per['e], F. poir['e], fr. poire a pear, L. pirum. See Pear the fruit.] A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Perry \Per"ry\, n. A sudden squall. See Pirry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Perry n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: Perry, Ralph Barton Perry] 2: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) [syn: Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry] 3: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry] 4: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Perry -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 29390 Housing Units (2000): 12741 Land area (2000): 342.150407 sq. miles (886.165449 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.487231 sq. miles (1.261922 sq. km) Total area (2000): 342.637638 sq. miles (887.427371 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 37.247531 N, 83.204725 W Headwords: Perry Perry, KY Perry County Perry County, KY
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Perry -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 23094 Housing Units (2000): 9457 Land area (2000): 440.961050 sq. miles (1142.083828 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.850928 sq. miles (15.153833 sq. km) Total area (2000): 446.811978 sq. miles (1157.237661 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 38.054426 N, 89.349016 W Headwords: Perry Perry, IL Perry County Perry County, IL
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Perry -- U.S. County in Indiana Population (2000): 18899 Housing Units (2000): 8223 Land area (2000): 381.394033 sq. miles (987.805969 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.947109 sq. miles (12.812953 sq. km) Total area (2000): 386.341142 sq. miles (1000.618922 sq. km) Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 38.012306 N, 86.695887 W Headwords: Perry Perry, IN Perry County Perry County, IN
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Perry -- U.S. County in Missouri Population (2000): 18132 Housing Units (2000): 7815 Land area (2000): 474.667621 sq. miles (1229.383442 sq. km) Water area (2000): 9.608941 sq. miles (24.887043 sq. km) Total area (2000): 484.276562 sq. miles (1254.270485 sq. km) Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.709917 N, 89.837773 W Headwords: Perry Perry, MO Perry County Perry County, MO
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Perry -- U.S. County in Mississippi Population (2000): 12138 Housing Units (2000): 5107 Land area (2000): 647.177454 sq. miles (1676.181841 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.022119 sq. miles (7.827251 sq. km) Total area (2000): 650.199573 sq. miles (1684.009092 sq. km) Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 31.214610 N, 88.990953 W Headwords: Perry Perry, MS Perry County Perry County, MS
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Perry -- U.S. County in Ohio Population (2000): 34078 Housing Units (2000): 13655 Land area (2000): 409.776952 sq. miles (1061.317388 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.815737 sq. miles (7.292726 sq. km) Total area (2000): 412.592689 sq. miles (1068.610114 sq. km) Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 39.735945 N, 82.219290 W Headwords: Perry Perry, OH Perry County Perry County, OH
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Perry -- U.S. County in Tennessee Population (2000): 7631 Housing Units (2000): 4115 Land area (2000): 414.894163 sq. miles (1074.570904 sq. km) Water area (2000): 8.001719 sq. miles (20.724357 sq. km) Total area (2000): 422.895882 sq. miles (1095.295261 sq. km) Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 35.635600 N, 87.868182 W Headwords: Perry Perry, TN Perry County Perry County, TN
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Perry -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 43602 Housing Units (2000): 18941 Land area (2000): 553.516939 sq. miles (1433.602230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.249344 sq. miles (5.825775 sq. km) Total area (2000): 555.766283 sq. miles (1439.428005 sq. km) Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.422623 N, 77.184008 W Headwords: Perry Perry, PA Perry County Perry County, PA
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Perry -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 11861 Housing Units (2000): 5406 Land area (2000): 719.483766 sq. miles (1863.454321 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.593117 sq. miles (11.896118 sq. km) Total area (2000): 724.076883 sq. miles (1875.350439 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 32.613284 N, 87.334017 W Headwords: Perry Perry, AL Perry County Perry County, AL
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Perry -- U.S. County in Arkansas Population (2000): 10209 Housing Units (2000): 4702 Land area (2000): 550.943728 sq. miles (1426.937645 sq. km) Water area (2000): 9.528556 sq. miles (24.678846 sq. km) Total area (2000): 560.472284 sq. miles (1451.616491 sq. km) Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 34.982668 N, 92.861630 W Headwords: Perry Perry, AR Perry County Perry County, AR
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Perry, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 666 Housing Units (2000): 431 Land area (2000): 1.227252 sq. miles (3.178567 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.033191 sq. miles (0.085963 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.260443 sq. miles (3.264530 sq. km) FIPS code: 57080 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.428413 N, 91.671021 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63462 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, MO Perry
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Perry, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 314 Housing Units (2000): 124 Land area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km) FIPS code: 54650 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 35.046137 N, 92.795373 W ZIP Codes (1990): 72125 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, AR Perry
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Perry, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 3945 Housing Units (2000): 1764 Land area (2000): 2.260984 sq. miles (5.855922 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.112087 sq. miles (0.290305 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.373071 sq. miles (6.146227 sq. km) FIPS code: 57243 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 42.716876 N, 78.004582 W ZIP Codes (1990): 14530 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, NY Perry
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Perry, FL -- U.S. city in Florida Population (2000): 6847 Housing Units (2000): 3073 Land area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km) FIPS code: 56150 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 30.114311 N, 83.582609 W ZIP Codes (1990): 32347 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, FL Perry
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Perry, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 9602 Housing Units (2000): 4053 Land area (2000): 16.421829 sq. miles (42.532340 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000353 sq. miles (0.000914 sq. km) Total area (2000): 16.422182 sq. miles (42.533254 sq. km) FIPS code: 60340 Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 32.464940 N, 83.721163 W ZIP Codes (1990): 31069 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, GA Perry
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Perry, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1195 Housing Units (2000): 438 Land area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km) FIPS code: 61882 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 41.759121 N, 81.138321 W ZIP Codes (1990): 44081 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, OH Perry
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Perry, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma Population (2000): 5230 Housing Units (2000): 2493 Land area (2000): 6.080732 sq. miles (15.749023 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.754236 sq. miles (1.953461 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.834968 sq. miles (17.702484 sq. km) FIPS code: 58250 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 36.291424 N, 97.291144 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73077 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, OK Perry
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Perry, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 437 Housing Units (2000): 222 Land area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km) FIPS code: 59156 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 39.782493 N, 90.744990 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62362 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, IL Perry
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Perry, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 7633 Housing Units (2000): 2994 Land area (2000): 3.704650 sq. miles (9.594999 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006339 sq. miles (0.016419 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.710989 sq. miles (9.611418 sq. km) FIPS code: 62355 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.840107 N, 94.099978 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50220 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, IA Perry
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Perry, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 237 Housing Units (2000): 124 Land area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km) FIPS code: 55960 Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45 Location: 33.627689 N, 81.311114 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, SC Perry
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Perry, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 901 Housing Units (2000): 395 Land area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km) FIPS code: 55450 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 39.075458 N, 95.391902 W ZIP Codes (1990): 66073 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, KS Perry
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Perry, UT -- U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 2383 Housing Units (2000): 789 Land area (2000): 7.665476 sq. miles (19.853490 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.002577 sq. miles (0.006675 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.668053 sq. miles (19.860165 sq. km) FIPS code: 59390 Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49 Location: 41.462026 N, 112.036782 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, UT Perry
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Perry, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 2065 Housing Units (2000): 784 Land area (2000): 2.851927 sq. miles (7.386456 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.062310 sq. miles (0.161383 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.914237 sq. miles (7.547839 sq. km) FIPS code: 63700 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 42.826479 N, 84.220620 W ZIP Codes (1990): 48872 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Perry, MI Perry