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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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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

“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

Ms. Carbonari said that one of the things she learned from the experience was to be an “independent thinker” and that many of the accusations about Shein are “rumors.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

“We were all concerned the dog had not survived until Jessica was able to get closer and hear movement,” said Gina Carbonari, Executive Director of the Ulster County SPCA.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

Against the Carbonari and other Liberals he issued the severest edicts, and although there was no revolt at Modena in 1821 as in Piedmont and Naples, he immediately instituted judicial proceedings against the supposed conspirators.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

Carbonaro says many of her female clients feel conflicted when it comes to spending on things that aren’t necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

Mr Carbonaro, who calls himself an artivist, claims Bark Park has become "a cultural landmark" that attracts people to Dalgety Bay.

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

He was collecting round him his adherents, some of them Carbonaro leaders, with whom he had been associated in Italy.

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Latimer

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