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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northwest Peru northwest of Lima. Founded in 1534, it was provisional capital of Peru in 1825 and is now a processing center.

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  • proper noun A surname.

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Examples

  • The blog Trabajamos por Chan Chan [es] (We Work for Chan Chan) published news about another facet of this preservation work currently being done in Trujillo, near the sands of Huanchaco, and which won an award from the government.

    Global Voices in English » Peru: Preservation Efforts in the Chan Chan Archaeological Site 2009

  • The way the story of Trujillo is interwoven with the story of Oscar's family is seamless, and to me, enthralling.

    Angus' summer reading 2008

  • The way the story of Trujillo is interwoven with the story of Oscar's family is seamless, and to me, enthralling.

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • Police said they did not find anyone in Trujillo’s vehicle, or anyone in danger at his home.

    DUI arrest in Ill. police parking lot Washington Post Editors 2010

  • There are also other efforts from governmental agencies, such as the Implementation Unit 110 from the Chan Chan Archeological Complex [es], which is working on different projects in Trujillo.

    Global Voices in English » Peru: Preservation Efforts in the Chan Chan Archaeological Site 2009

  • The earliest archaeological evidence suggests that coca was used on the coast of Peru by 2000 B.C. Actual leaves that can be botanically identified as Trujillo coca have been dated to A.D.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • The earliest archaeological evidence suggests that coca was used on the coast of Peru by 2000 B.C. Actual leaves that can be botanically identified as Trujillo coca have been dated to A.D.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • PS Publications will release his original novella, "Trujillo," in the spring.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

  • Nothing is said about those people in Asian cultures to whom our "conception of the proper relation of the individual to the state" may not be the uniquely important value, people who might, for example, be concerned with preserving the "dignity of the individual" against concentrations of foreign or domestic capital, or against semi-feudal structures (such as Trujillo-type dictatorships) introduced or kept in power by American arms.

    A Special Supplement: The Responsibility of Intellectuals Chomsky, Noam 1967

  • With several civil wars yet to follow it wasn't until the Americans began to train the Dominican army that the infamous dictator 'Trujillo' emerged as the islands most ruthless leader.

    ProLifeBlogs 2009

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