Alessandria
Americannoun
noun
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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
The choir, from the northern Italian province of Alessandria, is led by two doctors, biologist Stefania Crivellari and onocologist Federica Grosso.
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
It was sacked by the troops of Vercelli, Alessandria and Milan in 1215, but rebuilt and fortified in 1220.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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