Piedmontese
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- adjective
- /ˌpiːdˈmɒnteɪz/
- It is impossible to understand the true nature of the deep contradictions caused by the 1860 process of unification and the difficulties of the Piedmontese government in finding a new political direction without taking into account the deeply rooted cultural and economic traditions of the southern region.
- Piedmontese wine
Examples
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To read Italian American history can be likened to unsuccessfully serving as a translator while labor historians speak Sicilian, and religious historians speak Piedmontese dialects.
Academic text (2003) -
The background here was the First Vatican Council, where a preparatory commission had drawn up a lengthy draft declaration on the church, but deliberations were cut short by the Franco-Prussian War and the invasion of the Papal States by the Piedmontese armies.
Academic text (2013) -
Yet even here, in 2011, only 5,000 of an eligible 12,000 Piedmontese students actually received the aid that they were entitled to.
Blog text (3) -
In any case, the Piedmontese lumberjacks were bellowing advice to the customs guards.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Snapper carpaccio with blood orange juice, pumpkin risotto with chestnuts, rabbit Piedmontese wine reduction with chocolate."
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The formal homogeneity we see in the full arrangement of parts, as observed from the cathedral, constitutes a Berninesque "beautiful whole" (bel composto) transplanted to the Piedmontese capital.
Academic text (1995) -
The Piedmontese culture is rich in traditions and culinary delights.
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Many tourists are drawn to the scenic beauty of the Piedmontese countryside.
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She learned to speak Piedmontese to connect with her family's heritage.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Piedmontese comes from the Italian Piemonte, which means 'foot of the mountain' and combines pie 'foot' and monte 'mountain'. So Piedmontese describes things from the Piedmont region in northwest Italy.