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Canada vs Peru - What's the difference?

canada | peru |

As proper nouns the difference between canada and peru

is that canada is a country in North America; official name: Canada while Peru is a country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.

As a noun cañada

is a small canyon; a narrow valley or glen.

canada

English

(wikipedia Canada)

Proper noun

(s)
  • A country in North America; official name: Canada .
  • (historical) Lower Canada (also Canada East) or Upper Canada (Canada West), often “the Canadas.”
  • Synonyms

    * America's Hat (humorous) * Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory) * Dominion of Canada (historical) * Great White North (informal) * neighbor to the north (qualifier) * People's Republic of Canada (humorous or derogatory) * Soviet Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)

    Derived terms

    * Atlantic Canada * blame Canada * Canada balsam * * Canada Day * Canada Dry * = bunchberry Cornus canadensis * Canada East = Lower Canada * Canada Games * Canada goose, Branta canadensis * Canada jay = grey jay * * * * Canada Pension Plan * and its fruit * * Erethizon dorsatum * * Canadarm * * Canada Savings Bond * Canada thistle, * Canada violet, * Canada West = Upper Canada * * Canadian * Canadiana * Canadianism * Canadianize * Canadianist * Canadien * Canadienne * Canajun * Central Canada = Central provinces * French Canada * Lower Canada * O Canada * Upper Canada

    References

    * * Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier] , Paris: Tross [1863, p 48.

    See also

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    peru

    English

    (wikipedia Peru)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
  • A city in Illinois
  • A city in Indiana
  • A city in Kansas
  • A town in Maine
  • A town in Massachusetts
  • A city in Nebraska
  • A town in New York
  • An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania
  • A town in Vermont
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  • A town in Wisconsin
  • Derived terms

    * apple of Peru * apple-peru * balsam of Peru * marvel of Peru * (Peru Current)

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