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Answer for the clue "Certain Peruvian ", 5 letters:
liman

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Word definitions for liman in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Liman \Li"man\ (l[imac]"man), n. [F. limon, fr. L. limus slime.] The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Liman may refer to: Places Liman, Azerbaijan , a city in Lankaran Rayon Liman, Davachi , a village in Shabran Rayon, Azerbaijan Liman, Israel , a moshav in northern Israel Liman, Russia , name of several inhabited localities in Russia Liman, Novi Sad , ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

Usage examples of liman.

But the great Liman was not loved, and the Turks were very weary of the business.

His business now was not that of a spy but of a fomenter of mischief, a begetter of delays--for great things were preparing in the south, where Liman was holding a long line in face of an enemy who showed an ominous quiescence.

During the summer heats Adam had been a good deal away from headquarters by permission of Colonel Aziz, and had been in many strange places and among many queer folk in his task of tangling up the connections which linked the embarrassed Liman to his base.

His imagination caught fire, and he had visions of the vast hidden life astir behind the front where Liman played his mechanical game of war.

Fhe best of the Bay men in the Arctic- characters like Ches Russell, Lorenz Learmonth, Scotty Gall, Sandy Liman, Bert Swaffield, Jimmy Ford, John Stanners, Bob Cruickshank and J.

He learned a little of their language, and he spent such spare time as he had on Liman, their planet.

The Turks were directed by the German general Liman von Sanders, and he expected the landing to be attempted near Bulair on the flat and narrow isthmus which joined the Gallipoli Peninsula to the mainland.

Their chief objectives were El Afule, which might briefly be described as a place where all roads meet, Nazareth, a few miles farther north, the headquarters of the German General, Liman von Sanders, the Commander-in-Chief of the Turks, and Jenin, the headquarters of the enemy Air Force.

Arriving at dawn they, too, found the town asleep, and clattered through the streets in search of Liman von Sanders.

He was warned in the very nick of time, however, and the cavalry had an interesting back view of a swiftly disappearing car in which sat Liman von Sanders in his pyjamas, followed at a respectful distance by some of his staff not so discreetly clad.

All were under the supreme command of the German General, Liman von Sanders.

A Turkish force, under General Liman von Sanders, and estimated at about 12,000, concentrated a few miles south of Aleppo, where they threatened to offer some resistance.

The Liman showed blue in the distance, and beyond the Liman spread the Black Sea.