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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A native or inhabitant of Calabria, Italy.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, from or relating to Calabria, Italy. not-comparable

   "Much tunnelling and many bridges will be necessary in the tumbled Calabrian terrain."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The language varieties of the Calabrian people; considered (depending on the area) dialects of Neapolitan or Sicilian.
2. 2
   A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Synonyms

All synonyms

calabresecalabrese

Example

More examples

"Much tunnelling and many bridges will be necessary in the tumbled Calabrian terrain."

Etymology

From Calabria + -an.

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