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Lima

proper noun

  1. capital of Peru
  2. beach in Spain
  3. city of northwest Ohio south-southwest of Toledo
  4. male given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈliːmə/ / /ˈlaɪmə/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”).

  1. The capital city of Peru.
  2. A province in Peru.
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  17. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.