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单词 limenian
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Limeniann.

/lɪˈmiːnɪən/
Forms: Also Limean /lɪˈmiːən/.
Etymology: < Lima, capital of Peru: see below.
A native or inhabitant of Lima. Also attributive. Also the Spanish forms limeño n. /liˈmeɲo/ a male native or inhabitant of Lima. limeña n. a female native or inhabitant of Lima.
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1824 B. Hall Extracts Jrnl. Coasts Chili, Peru, & Mexico I. iii. 90 San Martin's expedition took the Limenians quite by surprise; for they had always held Chili in contempt.
1856 C. R. Markham Cuzco & Lima ix. 302 The Limenians, with all their indolence,..bore themselves towards the Creoles with insolent pride.
1891 E. B. Clark Twelve Months Peru iii. 55 It is considered highly improper for a Limeña, either married or single, to walk the streets alone.
1927 T. Wilder Bridge San Luis Rey i. 4 It was rather strange that this event should have so impressed the Limeans.
1927 T. Wilder Bridge San Luis Rey iii. 49 Limean gossips..declared them to be Castilian.
1962 N. Maxwell Witch-doctor's Apprentice ii. 13 Any place with no roads..and only one good hotel is not apt to be frequented by Limenos.
1971 Guardian 18 Aug. 3/2 [A] cynical Limeño lawyer.
1974 ‘A. Haig’ Peruvian Printout 122 The car was a hired Cadillac... Few Limeños ever hired those vehicles; they were strictly for tourists.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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