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carabiniere

[kah-rah-bee-nye-re; English kar-uh-bin-yair-ee]
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noun, plural ca·ra·bi·nie·ri [kah-rah-bee-nye-ree; English kar-uh-bin-yair-ee] /ˌkɑ rɑ biˈnyɛ ri; English ˌkær ə bɪnˈyɛər i/. Italian.

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.
carbineer.
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Related Words for carabiniere

detective, deputy, policeman, constable, officer, marshal, trooper, cop, fuzz, sheriff, patrolman, patrolwoman, policewoman, MP, flatfoot, flic, gendarme, lawman

Examples from the Web for carabiniere

Historical Examples of carabiniere

  • The carabiniere is soft and will go any way, though always with some interest.

    Sea and Sardinia

    D. H. Lawrence

  • Yes, and also, chimes in the carabiniere, the peasants don't want to work the land.

    Sea and Sardinia

    D. H. Lawrence

  • She wrenched herself away, went up to the carabiniere, who stood at the corner, and spoke to him.

    Olive in Italy

    Moray Dalton

  • Once a carabiniere asked her where she was going, why she walked alone so in the disturbed city.

    The Furnace

    Rose Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for carabiniere

carabiniere

noun plural -ri (-ri)

an Italian national policeman
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