[syn: Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]
4. a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perry \Per"ry\, n. [OF. per['e], F. poir['e], fr. poire a pear,
L. pirum. See Pear the fruit.]
A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perry \Per"ry\, n.
A sudden squall. See Pirry. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Perry
n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: Perry, Ralph
Barton Perry]
2: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and
signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between
United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry
(1794-1858) [syn: Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry]
3: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: Perry, Oliver
Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]
4: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice
of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 29390
Housing Units (2000): 12741
Land area (2000): 342.150407 sq. miles (886.165449 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.487231 sq. miles (1.261922 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 342.637638 sq. miles (887.427371 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.247531 N, 83.204725 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, KY
Perry County
Perry County, KY
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 23094
Housing Units (2000): 9457
Land area (2000): 440.961050 sq. miles (1142.083828 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 5.850928 sq. miles (15.153833 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 446.811978 sq. miles (1157.237661 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.054426 N, 89.349016 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, IL
Perry County
Perry County, IL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 18899
Housing Units (2000): 8223
Land area (2000): 381.394033 sq. miles (987.805969 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.947109 sq. miles (12.812953 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 386.341142 sq. miles (1000.618922 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 38.012306 N, 86.695887 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, IN
Perry County
Perry County, IN
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 18132
Housing Units (2000): 7815
Land area (2000): 474.667621 sq. miles (1229.383442 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.608941 sq. miles (24.887043 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 484.276562 sq. miles (1254.270485 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.709917 N, 89.837773 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, MO
Perry County
Perry County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000): 12138
Housing Units (2000): 5107
Land area (2000): 647.177454 sq. miles (1676.181841 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.022119 sq. miles (7.827251 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 650.199573 sq. miles (1684.009092 sq. km)
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 31.214610 N, 88.990953 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, MS
Perry County
Perry County, MS
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000): 34078
Housing Units (2000): 13655
Land area (2000): 409.776952 sq. miles (1061.317388 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.815737 sq. miles (7.292726 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 412.592689 sq. miles (1068.610114 sq. km)
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.735945 N, 82.219290 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, OH
Perry County
Perry County, OH
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000): 7631
Housing Units (2000): 4115
Land area (2000): 414.894163 sq. miles (1074.570904 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.001719 sq. miles (20.724357 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 422.895882 sq. miles (1095.295261 sq. km)
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.635600 N, 87.868182 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, TN
Perry County
Perry County, TN
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 43602
Housing Units (2000): 18941
Land area (2000): 553.516939 sq. miles (1433.602230 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.249344 sq. miles (5.825775 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 555.766283 sq. miles (1439.428005 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.422623 N, 77.184008 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, PA
Perry County
Perry County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 11861
Housing Units (2000): 5406
Land area (2000): 719.483766 sq. miles (1863.454321 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.593117 sq. miles (11.896118 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 724.076883 sq. miles (1875.350439 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.613284 N, 87.334017 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, AL
Perry County
Perry County, AL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Perry -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 10209
Housing Units (2000): 4702
Land area (2000): 550.943728 sq. miles (1426.937645 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.528556 sq. miles (24.678846 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 560.472284 sq. miles (1451.616491 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.982668 N, 92.861630 W
Headwords:
Perry
Perry, AR
Perry County
Perry County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 666
Housing Units (2000): 431
Land area (2000): 1.227252 sq. miles (3.178567 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.033191 sq. miles (0.085963 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.260443 sq. miles (3.264530 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57080
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.428413 N, 91.671021 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63462
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, MO
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 314
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.423037 sq. miles (1.095662 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54650
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.046137 N, 92.795373 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72125
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, AR
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 3945
Housing Units (2000): 1764
Land area (2000): 2.260984 sq. miles (5.855922 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.112087 sq. miles (0.290305 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.373071 sq. miles (6.146227 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57243
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.716876 N, 78.004582 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 14530
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, NY
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 6847
Housing Units (2000): 3073
Land area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.286975 sq. miles (24.053154 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56150
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.114311 N, 83.582609 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 32347
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, FL
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 9602
Housing Units (2000): 4053
Land area (2000): 16.421829 sq. miles (42.532340 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000353 sq. miles (0.000914 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 16.422182 sq. miles (42.533254 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60340
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 32.464940 N, 83.721163 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31069
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, GA
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 1195
Housing Units (2000): 438
Land area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.180007 sq. miles (5.646193 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61882
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.759121 N, 81.138321 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44081
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, OH
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 5230
Housing Units (2000): 2493
Land area (2000): 6.080732 sq. miles (15.749023 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.754236 sq. miles (1.953461 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.834968 sq. miles (17.702484 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58250
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.291424 N, 97.291144 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73077
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, OK
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 437
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.382164 sq. miles (0.989800 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59156
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.782493 N, 90.744990 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62362
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, IL
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 7633
Housing Units (2000): 2994
Land area (2000): 3.704650 sq. miles (9.594999 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006339 sq. miles (0.016419 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.710989 sq. miles (9.611418 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62355
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.840107 N, 94.099978 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50220
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, IA
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
Population (2000): 237
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.192848 sq. miles (3.089461 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55960
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 33.627689 N, 81.311114 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, SC
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 901
Housing Units (2000): 395
Land area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.779070 sq. miles (2.017782 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55450
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.075458 N, 95.391902 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66073
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, KS
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 2383
Housing Units (2000): 789
Land area (2000): 7.665476 sq. miles (19.853490 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.002577 sq. miles (0.006675 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.668053 sq. miles (19.860165 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59390
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.462026 N, 112.036782 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, UT
Perry
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Perry, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 2065
Housing Units (2000): 784
Land area (2000): 2.851927 sq. miles (7.386456 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.062310 sq. miles (0.161383 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.914237 sq. miles (7.547839 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63700
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.826479 N, 84.220620 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48872
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Perry, MI
Perry