Machu Picchu

[ mah-choo peek-choo, pee-choo ]

/ ˈmɑ tʃu ˈpik tʃu, ˈpi tʃu /

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noun

the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7,000 feet (2,130 meters) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.

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Words nearby Machu Picchu

Machpelah, machree, Mach scale, Mach's principle, machtpolitik, Machu Picchu, -machy, machzor, Macías Nguema, macintosh, MacIver

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How to use Machu Picchu in a sentence

Even large cities seem as if they were simply placed on top of hills, like Machu Picchu.
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It wasn’t until my 30s that adventure travel catalogs with glossy pictures of the Alps and Machu Picchu lured me back out of my shades-drawn room where I’d go from my bed to the television.
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In one of the unfinished structures at Machu Picchu I noticed similar bosses.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
To be sure, the white granite of which the temples and palaces of Machu Picchu are constructed might easily pass for marble.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham

When the worship of the sun actually ceased on the heights of Machu Picchu no one can tell.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
The climate of Machu Picchu is mild, consequently the use of windows was natural and agreeable.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
The buildings of Machu Picchu, on the other hand, have far more windows than any other important ruin in Peru.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham

British Dictionary definitions for Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

/ (ˈmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː) /

noun

a ruined Incan city in S Peru

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