carabiniere
Americannoun
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a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
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The son of a carabiniere, Marchionne was born and raised in the poor central Italian region of Abruzzo.
From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2018
But last summer a local journalist arranged a meeting between the new carabiniere investigator, Col Luca Pietranera, and an art thief he had got to know in one of Piacenza's many bars.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2016
At one point we were so lost that I stopped and asked a carabiniere where we were�despite the horror we carried in the back seat.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a periodic checkup of the wine cellar, one carabiniere became suspicious of the pale rose color of the liquid.
From Time Magazine Archive
A carabiniere went in after him and came out holding the man by the arm.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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