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Pereira

[ puh-rair-uh Spanish pe-rey-rah ]

noun

  1. Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
  2. a city in W Colombia.


Pereira

/ peˈrɛira /

noun

  1. a town in W central Colombia: cattle trading and coffee processing. Pop: 656 000 (2005 est)


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Chris Pereira summarizes just why this was met with controversy.

Shopping for an “I Love NY” T-shirt to take home to a friend in Brazil, 36-year-old Mario Pereira seemed unfazed by the news.

He took pride in helping struggling Brazilians like Pereira dos Santos.

"There were wounds to the head, and to the thorax," said Dr. Pereira.

It wasn't until the end of the day that Dr. Pereira found out the details of what had happened.

On this island Francesco Pereira Coutinho, the first donatory, was killed by the savages.

Dr Pereira recommends the addition of sliced lemon and sugar-candy, to render it more palatable.

Dr. Pereira seems to have adopted a more correct view of both of these cases.

Dr. Pereira recommends alkalies in cases of dyspepsia and pyrosis, when there is an excess of acid secreted by the stomach.

But in the learned classification of Dr. Pereira blood-medicines hold an important place.

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