San Marino
- proper noun
- /sæn məˈriːnoʊ/
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San Marino
- Despite being surrounded by Italy, San Marino maintains its own government and postal system.
Examples
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Many tourists visit San Marino each year to see its medieval architecture and stunning views.
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I visited San Marino last summer.
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The football team representing San Marino is famous for its enthusiastic spirit despite its small size.
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Have you ever been to San Marino?
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The Republic of San Marino, the smallest republic in the world, attracts visitors with its medieval architecture and stunning views.
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In 301 CE, the independent republic of San Marino was founded and is now known as the oldest surviving sovereign state.
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Many travelers enjoy exploring the historic sites of San Marino, a republic entirely surrounded by Italy.
Synonyms
A small independent country in southern Europe completely surrounded by Italy and famous for its long history
Surface Forms
Morphology
San + Marino
This is a proper name and its status as a capital/city cannot be derived from the parts; the provided constituent entries are not meaningful dictionary lemmas. Even where 'San' might be recognized as 'Saint' in some languages, that only hints at name origin and does not allow a B1 learner to infer that this is the capital or a city, so the expression is unpredictable from its parts.
Etymology
San Marino gets its name from San ('Saint') and Marino, a stone worker who, one popular story says, escaped to Mount Titano in the year 301 and started a small community. That's why the republic still uses his name today.
