Capuana

/ (Italian kaˈpwaːna) /

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noun

Luigi. 1839–1915, Italian realist novelist, dramatist, and critic. His works include the novel Giacinta (1879) and the play Malia (1895)

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Words nearby Capuana

captopril, captor, capture, captured rotation, Capua, Capuana, capuche, capuchin, Capulet, caput, capybara

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How to use Capuana in a sentence

The second school of this kind organized was that of San Onofrio a Capuana, in 1576.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews
She was about to throw up her engagement, and actually did so, when she was at the Porta-Capuana.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851|Various
Porta Capuana is a quarter of Naples where street singers congregate.
Pappina, the Little Wanderer|Katherine Wallace Davis
"We are going now to Porta Capuana, songstress," he laughingly replied.
Pappina, the Little Wanderer|Katherine Wallace Davis

I pursued the boy, caught him under the Porta Capuana, and bought his pamphlet.
Naples Past and Present|Arthur H. Norway