Bergamo

¹

Also Ber·ga·mee

[bur-guh-moh]

noun

plural

Bergamos 

1. a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.

Bergamo

²

[ber-gah-maw]

noun

1. a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.

Bergamo

/ ˈbɛrɡamo /

noun

1. a walled city in N Italy, in Lombardy. Pop: 113 143 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bergamo¹

After Bergama

Example Sentences

In Bergamo, the overheating of underground cables also caused a power outage in half of the city.

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The blackout in Bergamo on Tuesday spanned several hours, with no power between 16:00 and 22:46 local time.

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The 37-year-old from Wrexham enjoys taking part in holidays that have become known online as extreme day trips - and has visited Milan, Bergamo, Lisbon, Amsterdam and even Reykjavik for a single day.

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The para swimmer, from Bergamo in Italy, said she recently decided to monitor how much time she spent on these tasks, after a series of problems, and calculated it was four hours a day.

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Caver Ottavia Piana has been airlifted to hospital after a painstaking rescue deep underground in a cave system in the Bergamo area of northern Italy.

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