Cavour

[ kah-voor ]

noun
  1. Ca·mil·lo Ben·so di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee], /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/, 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.

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How to use Cavour in a sentence

  • In the Cavour high school in central Rome, mice run through the halls, nibbling on open wiring and nesting in the lockers.

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  • To him Cavour's slow patient policy came of mere weakness and inconstancy of purpose.

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  • Cavour's double play and the cruel repression of the Genoese plot left him bitterer than ever against the monarchy and its men.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • Cavour was hardy and shrewd enough to use the revolutionary elements, on whose value Mazzini had laid insistent stress.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • Mazzini, blinded by his partisanship, saw only proof that Cavour's sympathies were more with the oppressors than the oppressed.

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  • They insisted that, if the volunteers went to Sicily, Garibaldi must lead them and Cavour's moral support must be secured.

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British Dictionary definitions for Cavour

Cavour

/ (Italian kaˈvur) /


noun
  1. Conte Camillo Benso di (kaˈmillo ˈbɛnzo di).1810–61, Italian statesman and premier of Piedmont-Sardinia (1852–59; 1860–61): a leader of the movement for the unification of Italy

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