perry
IPA: pˈɛri
noun
- A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.
- A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
- A unisex given name.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine.
- A placename:
- A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
- A number of places in the United Kingdom
- A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1467).
- A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2559).
- A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0792).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Perry County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia.
- A village in Pike County, Illinois.
- A city in Dallas County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.
- A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Washington County, Maine.
- A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.
- A town in Wyoming County, New York.
- A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.
- A village in Lake County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.
- A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.
- A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.
- Ellipsis of River Perry.: A minor river in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury.
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Examples of "perry" in Sentences
- I'm using Perry for convenience.
- It is a pregnancy test, and it isn't for Perry.
- The exhibition was curated by the Israel Museum curator Meira Perry.
- Perry G. Holden was the first professor of agronomy in the United States.
- Meanwhile Captain Oliver Hazard Perry directed the disembarkation of troops.
- Drummer Steve Smith also quit, citing disinterest in the band without Perry.
- Perry spent the next two years in convalescence in Charleston, South Carolina.
- The Perry Bridge of 1711 stands at its crossing of the River Tame in Perry Barr.
- As Iowa conservatives have gotten a closer look at Perry's record, they've spotted blemishes beneath the prayer rallies and the presidential mien.
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