Perugia


[pe-roo-jah; English puh-roo-juh, -jee-uh] /pɛˈru dʒɑ; English pəˈru dʒə, -dʒi ə/

noun
1.
a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
2.
Lake of. .
/pəˈruːdʒə; Italian peˈruːdʒa/
noun
1.
a city in central Italy, in Umbria: centre of the Umbrian school of painting (15th century); university (1308); Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 149 125 (2001) Ancient name Perusia
2.
Lake Perugia, another name for (Lake) Trasimene

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