Machu Picchu
[ mah-choo -peek-choo, pee-choo ]
/ Ë?mÉ‘ tÊ?u Ë?pik tÊ?u, Ë?pi tÊ?u /
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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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Machu Picchu
/ (Ë?mÉ‘Ë?tÊ?uË? Ë?piË?ktÊ?uË?) /
noun
a ruined Incan city in S Peru
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