Piura

[ pyoo-rah ]

/ ˈpyu rɑ /

noun

a city in N Peru.

Example sentences from the Web for piura

Lima is above six hundred miles from Cape Blanco, and Piura is about seventy-five miles from the same place.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 |Robert Kerr
The name of this city is Piura and it is on a small river bearing the same name.

Birdseye Views of Far Lands |James T. Nichols
The valley of Piura River, Peru, produces varieties of long-staple cotton that in quality closely resemble silk.

Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway
From Piura, some take the inland road by Caxamarca, and others the road along the coast through Truxillo.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 |Robert Kerr

Our lodging while at Piura was in an out-house, which had been built on purpose for accommodating such travelling merchants.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 |Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for piura

Piura

/ (Spanish ˈpjura) /

noun

a city in NW Peru: the oldest colonial city in Peru, founded by Pizarro in 1532; commercial centre of an agricultural district. Pop: 357 000 (2005 est)

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