carabiniere
Americannoun
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carabinieri
plural
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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.
noun
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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
On a periodic checkup of the wine cellar, one carabiniere became suspicious of the pale rose color of the liquid.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were four officers standing together, with a man in front of them with a carabiniere on each side of him.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
The carabiniere pulled him in behind the line of officers.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
A carabiniere went in after him and came out holding the man by the arm.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Outside, under the eye of the carabinieri and a phalanx of photographers, the crowd waited.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
The video feed later showed a number of carabinieri and firefighters peering into a manhole nearby as a crowd continued to mill about the square.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Footage and pictures, some taken by locals, went viral and showed the lion roaming around the town streets, skirting houses and fences, and standing in front of a carabinieri police car.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
The items were returned to Italy on the same day an agreement was signed between Symes and Greece to return other looted items, the carabinieri said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
Two carabinieri took the lieutenant-colonel to the river bank.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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