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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

Benevento made its Serie A debut in 2017-18 and also appeared in the top division in 2020-21.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

The pontifical domain was to be saved; the portions of it already seized, Avignon, Benevento, Ponte-Corvo, &c., to be restored; the turbulent Jesuits extinct, harmony and concord were to bless the earth!

From The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion by Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles)

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