Calvino

American

[kal-vee-noh, kahl-vee-naw] / kælˈvi noʊ, kɑlˈvi nɔ /

noun

Italo 1923–85, Italian novelist.

Calvino British

/ kælˈviːnəʊ /

noun

Italo. 1923–85, Italian novelist and short-story writer. His works include Our Ancestors (1960) and Invisible Cities (1972)

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A statement issued by the Fund's steering committee chair, Spanish economy minister Nadia Calvino, also called for proposals to change the Fund's shareholding formula by June 2025.

From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023

"There are several well-qualified candidates, for example our host today, Nadia Calvino," Lindner said before the meeting of euro zone finance ministers.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023

The front-runners among the five candidates to replace him are Denmark's Margrethe Vestager, a liberal European Commission vice president in charge of the key competition portfolio, and Spain's socialist Finance Minister Nadia Calvino.

From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2023

Calvino said she hoped to deliver good news on debt relief to these countries later this year.

From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2023

How townes or cities are easelie wonne; How duke Valentine got the citie of Urbine; The besieged ought to take heede of the deciptes and policies of the enemie; How Domitio Calvino wan a towne.

From Machiavelli, Volume I by Edward Dacres

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