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Amalfi

noun

a town in Italy: a major Mediterranean port from the 10th to the 18th century, now a resort

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Examples from the Web for amalfi

Contemporary Examples of amalfi

Schettino has been in Meta di Sorrento near the Amalfi Coast since being released on house arrest last Tuesday.
Costa Concordia Mess Widens With Salvage Team, Criminal Probe
Barbie Latza Nadeau
January 24, 2012
As the audience enters, the diaphanous curtains onstage are gently blowing in the breezes of the Amalfi coast.
Tennessee Williams' Forgotten Masterpiece
Janice Kaplan
January 25, 2011
My grandmother is from Naples so I spent every summer of my childhood traveling between Capri, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast.
Fresh Picks
Marisa May
January 5, 2010

Historical Examples of amalfi

The old Amalfi, with its palaces, its arches and colonnades, lies under the sea.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting
The sail from Amalfi to Pstum is one incomparable in loveliness.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting
Amalfi was completely destroyed, and has never regained her prestige.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting
The tragedy of the ruin of Amalfi is related by Petrarca, who was then living in Naples.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting
The ancient Amalfi, the city of activities and merchandise, is gone.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting