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maremma
[ muh-rem-uh ]
noun
, plural ma·rem·me [m, uh, -, rem, -ee].
- a marshy region near the seashore, especially in Italy.
- the miasma associated with such a region.
maremma
/ məˈrɛmə /
noun
- a marshy unhealthy region near the shore, esp in Italy
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maremma1
C19: from Italian, from Latin maritima maritime
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Example Sentences
Now and then on my way I met the herds, already setting out for the winter pastures of Maremma.
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On Maremma's marsh Swarm not the serpent tribe, as on his haunch They swarm'd, to where the human face begins.
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In the Pontine marshes they find a favorite retreat, and in the pestilential Maremma scarcely any other animals are to be seen.
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They trooped past our windows, and took their way along the dusty road towards the Maremma.
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But being then deserted by most of his followers, he had to fly to the Maremma and seek shelter in the Castle of Astura.
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