Schiaparelli

[ skyah-puh-rel-ee or, especially for 1, skap-uh-rel-ee, shap-; Italian skyah-pah-rel-lee ]

noun
  1. El·sa [el-sah], /ˈɛl sɑ/, 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.

  2. Gio·van·ni Vir·gin·io [jaw-vahn-nee veer-jee-nyaw], /dʒɔˈvɑn ni virˈdʒi nyɔ/, 1835–1910, Italian astronomer.

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Schiaparelli

/ (Italian skjapaˈrɛlli) /


noun
  1. Elsa (ˈelsa). 1896–1973, Italian couturière, noted esp for the dramatic colours of her designs

  2. Giovanni Virginio (dʒoˈvanni virˈdʒiːnjo). 1835–1910, Italian astronomer, who discovered the asteroid Hesperia (1861) and the so-called canals of Mars (1877)

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