Amalfi

/ (əˈmælfɪ) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Amalfi

amakwerekwere, amal., amalaka, Amalek, Amalekite, Amalfi, amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation, amalgam tattoo, Amalia

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After 16 years, the surviving Vegas outpost of the Iron Chef’s original flagship restaurant will leave Caesars Palace to make way for Amalfi by Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Is No More|Susan Stapleton|October 23, 2020|Eater
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

The coast on this side is less grand than on the Amalfi side, but it is more friendly as a place for residence.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot
Strangers visited Capri, Amalfi, Paestum; they went here and there and everywhere.
Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service|Charles James Lever
The common opinion, which ascribes its discovery to a citizen of Amalfi in the fourteenth century, is undoubtedly erroneous.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Meantime letters reached Amalfi describing the new Odontoglossum, with a picture showing the foliage.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Within an hour this gentleman, Mr. Kerbach, received a telegram short and imperative: ‘Go Amalfi.’
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle

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