1. capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century; [syn: Lima, capital of Peru]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
capital of Peru
n 1: capital and largest city and economic center of Peru;
located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire
in the New World until the 19th century [syn: Lima,
capital of Peru]