What is "lima"

Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n. The capital city of Peru, in South America. Lima bean. (Bot.)

1. A variety of climbing or pole bean ( Phaseolus lunatus), which has very large flattish seeds.

2. The seed of this plant, much used for food.

   Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree C[ae]salpinia echinata.

Peruvian capital, founded 1535 by Pizarro, from Spanish corruption of Quechua (Inca) Rimak, name of a god and his temple, from rima "to speak" (perhaps a reference to priests who spoke from concealed places in statues of the gods).

Lima is the capital of Peru. It may also refer to:

Lima 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. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of almost 10 million, Lima is the most populous metropolitan area of Peru and the second largest city in the Americas (as defined by "city proper"), behind São Paulo and before Mexico City.

Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru. Around one-third of the national population lives in the metropolitan area.

Lima is home to one of the oldest higher learning institutions in the New World. The National University of San Marcos, founded on May 12, 1551, during the Spanish colonial regime, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas.

In October 2013, Lima was chosen to host the 2019 Pan American Games. It hosted the December 2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Miss Universe 1982 pageant.

In October 2015, Lima hosted the 2015 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.

Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos (born 11 May 1983), known as Lima, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Ahli Dubai F.C. as a striker.

He spent the better part of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 175 games and 85 goals over the course of six seasons, representing mainly Braga and Benfica and winning six major titles with the latter club, notably the treble in 2014.

Lima is a genus of file shells or file clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae, the file shells, within the subclass Pteriomorphia.

The shells are obliquely trigonal, and strongly radially ribbed, the ribs scabrous to spinose.

The soft parts are bright red and many tentacles protrude from the open valves.

Lima S.p.A (Lima Models) was a brand of railway models made in Vicenza, Italy, for almost 50 years, from the early 1950s until the company ceased trading in 2004. Lima was a popular, affordable brand of 00 gauge and N gauge model railway material in the UK, more detailed H0 and N gauge models in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the United States as well as South Africa, Scandinavia and Australia. Lima also produced a small range of 0 gauge models. Lima partnered with various distributors and manufacturers, selling under brands such as A.H.M., Model Power, and Minitrain. Market pressures from superior Far Eastern produce in the mid-1990s led to Lima merging with Rivarossi, Arnold, and Jouef. Ultimately, these consolidations failed and operations ceased in 2004.

Hornby Railways offered €8 million to acquire Lima's assets (including tooling, inventory, and the various brand names) in March of the same year, the Italian bankruptcy court of Brescia (town near Milan, last headquarters of Lima) approving the offer later that year. In December 2004, Hornby Railways formally announced the acquisition along with the Rivarossi (H0 North American and Italian prototypes), Arnold (N scale European prototypes), Jouef (H0 scale French prototypes), and Pocher (die-cast metal automobile kits) ranges. As of mid-2006, a range of these products has been made available under the Hornby International brand, refitted with NEM couplings and sprung buffers and sockets for DCC ( Digital Command Control) decoders.

Lima is a Portuguese language surname.

• Adriana Lima (born 1981), Brazilian model
• Antônio Lima dos Santos (born 1942), known as Lima, Brazilian international footballer
• Brian Lima (born 1972), Samoan rugby union player
• Douglas Lima (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Fernanda Lima (born 1977), Brazilian actress
• Floriana Lima, American actress
• Francisco Lima (born 1971), football player
• General Lima, Portuguese general during the Peninsular War
• Jeff Lima, New Zealand rugby league player
• José Lima (1972–2010), Dominican baseball player
• José-Filipe Lima (born 1981), Portuguese European Tour golfer
• Maurício Lima (born 1968), Brazilian volleyball player
• Pedro Lima (swimmer) (born 1971), former Olympic swimmer from Angola
• Pedro Lima (boxer) (born 1983), Brazilian boxer
• Peter Lima, Samoan rugby league footballer
• Ricarda Lima (born 1970), Brazilian volleyball player
• Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian football player
• Rodrigo Lima (born 1991), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Salvatore Lima (1928–1992), Italian politician, see also mafia
• Vanderlei de Lima (born 1969), Brazilian marathon runner
• Javier Lima (born 1977), Musician

It is also the main surname of three Brazilian footballers who are better known by other names:

• Daniela Alves Lima (born 1984)
• Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976)
• Sisleide do Amor Lima (born 1967), better known as Sissi

Lima is also a given name

• Lima Ohsawa, writer of cookbooks and spouse of George Ohsawa founder of macrobiotics

Lima is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. The station was opened in 1964.

The station is located in Piazza Lima, which is approximately half of Corso Buenos Aires in the municipality of Milan. This is an underground station with 2 tracks in a single barrel.

Lima is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. Passengers may transfer from here to the Avenida de Mayo station on Line C and Metrobus 9 de Julio.

Lima is a restaurant in London, United Kingdom, which serves Peruvian cuisine. The chef patron is Virgilio Martínez Véliz. In 2014, it was awarded a Michelin star, the first time a restaurant serving this cuisine had been awarded a star in Europe.