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Alessandria

American  
[ah-les-sahn-dree-ah] / ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn dri ɑ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Italy, in Piedmont.


Alessandria British  
/ alesˈsandrja /

noun

  1. a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont. Pop: 85 438 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Alessandria area has had a higher-than normal rate of mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos in the past from a now-closed factory in the town of Casale Monferrato.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022

They sang at the beginning and the end of the audience and Grosso said they got good seats through the help of a nun from Alessandria who works with the group.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2022

Umberto Eco was born Jan. 5, 1932, in Alessandria, a small city in northwestern Italy.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2016

Zibibbo is a Sicilian name for the grape better known as Moscato di Alessandria, or Muscat of Alexandria.

From Washington Post

They passed Alessandria and Genoa, and went on to Savona.

From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres

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