Benevento

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  1. 1
    A city and comune, the capital of the province of Benevento, Campania, in southern Italy.
  2. 2
    A province of Campania, Italy, around the city.

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Etymology

From Italian Benevento, from Latin Beneventum, from bene (“good, well”) + ventum (“air”), probably an avoidance term for an earlier Maleventum ("Bad Air").

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