Croce

American  

[kraw-che] / ˈkrɔ tʃɛ /

noun

1. Benedetto 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.

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Croce British  

/ ˈkroːtʃe /

noun

1. Benedetto (beneˈdetto). 1866–1952, Italian philosopher, critic, and statesman: an opponent of Fascism, he helped re-establish liberalism in postwar Italy

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Example Sentences

Whitley, Kristofferson, Prine, Jim Croce — that’s what he’d have playing in the car.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Felipe Barretto Croce, CEO of FAFCoffees in Brazil, agrees that consumers are "feeling the pinch" as consumer prices have risen.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

In 1982, the couple were the subject of a long profile in The New Yorker written by the critic Arlene Croce.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

But Croce's boss lost his reelection bid that fall, and many high-level prosecutors were forced out, including Croce.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

"To Santa Croce," said one, "to see the tombs of Michael Angelo, and Alfieri, and Machiavelli."

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker