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Benevento

American  
[ben-uh-ven-toh, be-ne-ven-taw] / ˌbɛn əˈvɛn toʊ, ˌbɛ nɛˈvɛn tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in N Campania, in S Italy: monumental arch erected by Trajan.


Benevento British  
/ ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Beneventum.  a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman, Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule. Pop: 61 791 (2001)

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“If we go back 250 million years, the lineage that gave rise to mammals was quite different anatomically and physiologically,” Benevento says.

From Scientific American Oct. 17, 2023

Poland defender Kamil Glik was back into action for Italian team Benevento just four days after his country was eliminated from last year’s World Cup, which was staged in November and December.

From Washington Times Sep. 29, 2023

Benevento, a small club from Campania, in the south-west of Italy, reached Serie A for the first time in 2017 but soon discovered that they were out of their depth.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2023

He also had stints with Sassuolo, Benevento and Palermo in Serie A.

From Seattle Times Sep. 18, 2022

The battle of Benevento extinguished at one blow both the hopes of the Suabian dynasty and the development of Sicilian poetry.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

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