L'Aquila
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- proper noun
- /lɑːˈkwɪlə/
- "It's really hard to deal with," said Dr. Emanuela Troiani Sevi, who has been working around the clock at makeshift hospitals in her hometown of L'Aquila ever since the quake struck.
- L'Aquila, Italy
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Before the 2009 meeting of the G-8 in L'Aquila, Italy, high-level engagement with partner governments enabled the United States to secure a $20 billion international commitment to promoting food security, building a coalition of countries willing to contribute.
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People stand as the court in charge of the trial of six Italian scientists and a government official charged with manslaughter proceeds in L'Aquila, Italy.
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L'Aquila: different students' demonstrations took place around town, even in the historic centre, which is still full of rubble following the 2009 earthquake.
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In July 2009, following the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Ghana in Western Africa.
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"I can say there's hardly a building that was left without some sign of what has happened in the historical center of L'Aquila," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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In the fall, the sheep and walkers passed a tent camp in the center of L'Aquila.
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Not long after I visited the Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, I took a bus from Rome to L'Aquila.
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During a trip to L'Aquila, Benedict XVI placed his pallium on Celestine's tomb.
Surface Forms
Etymology
L'Aquila breaks down into L' meaning 'the' and Aquila from Latin meaning 'eagle'. So the city's name is literally 'the eagle', which helps explain why an eagle often appears as its symbol.