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The first Victoria's Secret model I ever met was Adriana Lima, and she was so nice to me. She was very generous and very nurturing. She made sure people talked to me!
Lily Aldridge

Meaning of "Lima" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMA

Lima  [ˈliːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lima is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lima

Lima

Nickname: La ciudad de los reyes, La gris - Motto: Hoc signum vere regum est Lima Province and Lima within Peru Coordinates: 12°2′36″S 77°1′42″W / 12.04333°S 77.02833°W / -12.04333; -77.02833Coordinates: 12°2′36″S 77°1′42″W / 12.04333°S 77.02833°W / -12.04333; -77.02833 Country Peru Region autonomous Province Lima Province Districts 43 districts Government • Type Mayor–council government • Mayor Susana Villarán Area • City 2,672.3 km2 • Urban 800 km2 • Metro 2,819.3 km2 Elevation 0–1,548 m Population • City 7,605,742 • Density 2,846.1/km2 • Metro 8,472,935 • Metro density 3,008.7/km2 • Demonym Limean Time zone PET Website www.munlima.gob.pe Lima /ˈliːmə/ is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Definition of Lima in the English dictionary

The definition of Lima in the dictionary is the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast on the Rímac River: the centre of Spanish colonization in South America; university founded in 1551 ; an industrial centre with a port at nearby Callao. Pop: 8 180 000. Other definition of Lima is a code word for the letter L.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMA


beamer
ˈbiːmə
bima
ˈbiːmə
creamer
ˈkriːmə
dreamer
ˈdriːmə
edema
ɪˈdiːmə
emblema
ɛmˈbliːmə
femur
ˈfiːmə
Fukushima
ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə
Hiroshima
ˌhɪrɒˈʃiːmə
Kagoshima
ˌkæɡɒˈʃiːmə
lemur
ˈliːmə
pima
ˈpiːmə
Redeemer
rɪˈdiːmə
rima
ˈriːmə
schema
ˈskiːmə
screamer
ˈskriːmə
steamer
ˈstiːmə
streamer
ˈstriːmə
Tema
ˈtiːmə
thema
ˈθiːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMA

Limassol
limation
Limavady

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMA

alla prima
anima
arapaima
Colima
Fatima
intima
jemima
Kohima
maxima
minima
Mishima
Nevado de Colima
optima
pessima
Proxima
Roraima
sima
Tolima
Tsushima
ultima

Synonyms and antonyms of Lima in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lima» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMA

Find out the translation of Lima to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lima from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lima» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

利马
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lima
570 millions of speakers

English

Lima
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лима
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lima
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lima
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lima
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lima
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lima
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lima
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lima
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ліма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lima
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λίμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lima
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lima
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lima
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lima

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMA»

The term «Lima» is very widely used and occupies the 3.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lima

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4 QUOTES WITH «LIMA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lima.
1
Daniel Alarcon
I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I'm thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country.
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Lily Aldridge
The first Victoria's Secret model I ever met was Adriana Lima, and she was so nice to me. She was very generous and very nurturing. She made sure people talked to me!
3
Michael Oxley
The highly skilled workers at Lima have enabled the plant to grow far beyond its original mission, now providing a wide variety of cutting-edge military vehicles and equipment to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
4
Mario Testino
I am very much about promoting Lima because I think Peru and the mountains and the Incas, everybody is aware of those, but Lima is something that people should discover - especially our food.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMA»

Discover the use of Lima in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lima and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lima: A Cultural History
Explores Lima, Peru, by looking at its history from colonial times through the present, as well as the city's identity as reflected in its architecture, literature, painting, and music.
James Higgins, 2005
2
The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge
In this new companion volume, The Book of Trees, data viz expert Manuel Lima examines the more than eight hundred year history of the tree diagram, from its roots in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval monasteries to its current ...
Manuel Lima, 2014
3
José Lezama Lima: Selections
Recognized as one of the most influential Latin American writers of the twentieth century, Jose Lezama Lima, born in Cuba in 1910, is associated with the Latin American neo-baroque and has influenced several generations of writers in and ...
José Lezama Lima, Ernesto Livon-Grosman, 2005
4
Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, ...
In Shaky Colonialism, Charles F. Walker examines reactions to the catastrophe, the Viceroy’s plans to rebuild the city, and the opposition he encountered from the Church, the Spanish Crown, and Lima’s multiracial population.
Charles F. Walker, 2008
5
The Da Lima Code
The original Frank DeLima's Joke Book, now illustrated in full color, celebrates Hawai'i's ethnic diversity.
Jerry Hopkins, 2006
6
Wounds of Love : The Mystical Marriage of Saint Rose of ...
Introducing an innovative method that integrates history, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, and clinical psychology, this compelling work offers a bold new interpretation of female mysticism.
Frank Graziano John D. MacArthur Professor of Hispanic Studies Connecticut College, 2003
7
Indian Society in the Valley of Lima, Peru, 1532-1824
Charney (whose credentials and affiliation are not stated) examines several aspects of the social history of Lima's Indians.
Paul Charney, 2001
8
Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information
From representing networks of friends on Facebook to depicting interactions among proteins in a human cell, Visual Complexity presents one hundred of the most interesting examples of information-visualization by the field's leading ...
Manuel Lima, 2011
9
From Modernism to Neobaroque: Joyce and Lezama Lima
At the same time, the book discusses different issues in Hispanic cultural history that influenced Lezama's reading of Joyce, describing a period of Joycean enthusiasm that arose in Hispanic American letters on the publication of the first ...
César Augusto Salgado, 2001
10
The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds: The Prison ...
Carlos Aguirre examines the evolution of prisons for male criminals in Lima from the conception—in the early 1850s—of the initial plans to build penitentiaries through the early-twentieth-century prison reforms undertaken as part of ...
Carlos Aguirre, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lima is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Will De Lima run for senator? Decision known August 27 - Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Monday, July 20, she will announce her decision whether to seek a Senate seat ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
2
Lima Ships Its DropBox-killer Product to All Backers of Its $1.2M …
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lima, the crowdfunded project aiming to change the way our devices store data, announced today that it's ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
3
Authorities find 14-year-old runaway from Lima - LimaOhio.com …
Kaiden Noah Phillip Keller, 14, had been reported as a runaway from a home on Musket Trail in Lima on Friday. On Monday afternoon, the ... «Lima Ohio, Jul 15»
4
Diller fundraiser honors Lima's hometown legend - LimaOhio.com …
Greg Sowinski | The Lima News Phyllis Diller impersonator Carla Goldbusch does a standup routine Sunday evening at the Allen County ... «Lima Ohio, Jul 15»
5
Lawyer of Andal Sr.: De Lima remark on dead man's civil liability …
MANILA - The lawyer of Andal Ampatuan Sr. on Monday described as "criminally moronic" Justice Secretary Leila de Lima's remark that her ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
6
Around 2500 Motorcyclists Cruise through Lima with Colors of Peru
LIMA - Around 2,500 motorcyclists Sunday rode through Lima's main avenues carrying the colors of Peru in a nearly one kilometer (0.6 miles) long convoy. «Latin American Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
7
New work may be coming to JSMC - LimaOhio … - The Lima News
Denny Glenn, project manager with a federal grant for the JSMC, discusses the grant status at the Task Force Lima meeting on Monday. «Lima Ohio, Jul 15»
8
Around 2,500 motorcyclists cruise through Lima with colors of Peru …
Lima, Jul 20 (EFE).- Around 2,500 motorcyclists Sunday rode through Lima's main avenues carrying the colors of Peru in a nearly one kilometer ... «La prensa, Jul 15»
9
VIDEO: Adriana Lima makes Turkish nationalist 'grey wolf' gesture …
A video has emerged of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima howling while making the symbolic far-right Turkish nationalist “grey wolf” hand ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Exclusive: Hosting Olympics and Paralympics is Lima's ultimate …
Lima wants to stage as many international events as possible over the next few years to prepare for a bid to host to the Olympics and ... «Insidethegames.biz, Jul 15»

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