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Upper Peru

Upper Peru proper noun: a historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.

Proper noun

Upper Peru

  1. (historical) A historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.
    • It was concentrated in two areas—north-central Mexico around Zacatecas and Guanajuato, and the highlands of Upper Peru (modern Bolivia)—though there were significant secondary areas in Honduras and the Peruvian Andes.1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 127

Origin of Upper Peru

Calque of Spanish Alto Perú.

Questions about Upper Peru

What does Upper Peru mean?
Upper Peru means a historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.
What part of speech is Upper Peru?
Upper Peru is a proper noun.

Words near Upper Peru in the dictionary

  1. Upper Palatinate
  2. Upper Paleolithic
  3. Upper Pappinbarra
  4. Upper Parkstone
  5. Upper Peninsula
  6. Upper Peru
  7. Upper Pittsgrove
  8. Upper Plenty
  9. Upper Poppleton
  10. Upper Providence
  11. upper quartile

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