Carbonari

American  

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

plural noun

European History.

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

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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

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Other Word Forms

• Carbonarism
  noun
• Carbonarist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Carbonari

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

Example Sentences

“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

That video has since been deleted, and Ms. Carbonari did not respond to a request for comment.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

“I think my biggest take-away from this trip is to be an independent thinker, get the facts, and see it with your own two eyes,” Carbonari, who goes by Dani DMC, said in the reel.

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

C——, the lawyer B——, the baron de Ch——, the banker F——, and the rich merchant Ober, who was perhaps from his extended commercial relations, the most important of the Carbonari.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various