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San Marino

San Marino

3.7
The capital city of San Marino on the slopes of Mount Titano
  • proper noun
  • /sæn məˈriːnoʊ/
translation icon : San Marino
  • The historic center of San Marino is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Examples

  • From San Marino's city walls, you can see stunning views of the surrounding Italian countryside.

  • Thousands of tourists visit San Marino each year to enjoy its medieval architecture.

  • San Marino is beautiful.

  • I visited San Marino last summer.

  • Visitors to San Marino can explore its ancient towers and cobblestone streets.

  • The flag of San Marino features three towers representing its historic landmarks.

  • During my trip, I took a tour of San Marino to learn about its unique history.

Synonyms

City of San Marino
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4.9

A small capital city in the country San Marino in southern Europe

specifies its exact site on mountain slopes

Surface Forms

San Marino main

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 (the city) takes its name the same way: San ('Saint') and Marino, the stone worker who is said to have set up a settlement on Mount Titano long ago. That's why the capital has the same name as the country.