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Carbonari

American  
[kahr-buh-nahr-ee, kahr-baw-nah-ree] / ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr i, ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ ri /

plural noun

European History.
  • Carbonaro
    singular
  1. the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.


Carbonari British  
/ ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːrɪ /

plural noun

  1. a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Carbonari

1815–25; < Italian, plural of carbonaro charcoal burner < Latin carbōnār ( ius ), equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō ) charcoal + -ārius -ary

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“So you have to make a choice now,” Carbonari said, ”‘Well, do I have housing? Or am I going to be homeless with my dog?‘

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

On Tuesday, Ms. Carbonari posted a video on Instagram saying she “should have done more research” and was grateful that people had sent her information about Shein that she had used to educate herself.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

People who’d newly discovered Carbonari mocked her for cosplaying as an investigative journalist.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2023

Social media fashionistas Dani Carbonari, AuJene Butler, Marina Saavedra and Destene Sudduth toured several Shein facilities in Guangzhou, China, as part of a new documentary series about the company.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

The French Government was deceived, and did not exert severity towards the powerful chief of the Carbonari, now become, as it believed, its agent.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

And if Mitchum wants real-estate diversification, she could always invest in real-estate investment trusts, or REITs, which give individual investors exposure to the real-estate market without having to buy property directly, says Carbonaro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

However, John Kirby whose late mother lived next door to Mr Carbonaro in Dalgety Bay said the “eyesore” art had put off all his potential buyers.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

“If you know you’re going to spend $1,200 at Christmas, then put aside $100 a month for the whole year,” Carbonaro suggests.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

Those calls, Carbonaro notes, reflect tensions between Greene and "other Republican hardliners" serving in the U.S.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023

In S. Giovanni Carbonaro at Naples he built the Chapel of the Marchese di Vico, which is a round temple, partitioned by columns and niches, with some tombs carved with much diligence.

From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto by Gaston du C. De Vere

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