Cavour

[ kah-voor ]

/ kɑˈvur /

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noun

Ca·mil·lo Ben·so di

[kah-meel-law ben-saw dee], /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/, 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.

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Words nearby Cavour

cavity resonator, cavity wall, cavolo nero, cavo-relievo, cavort, Cavour, cavy, caw, Cawdrey, Cawley, Cawnpore

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How to use Cavour in a sentence

In the Cavour high school in central Rome, mice run through the halls, nibbling on open wiring and nesting in the lockers.
In Italy, Angry Students Occupy Schools|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To him Cavour's slow patient policy came of mere weakness and inconstancy of purpose.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Cavour's double play and the cruel repression of the Genoese plot left him bitterer than ever against the monarchy and its men.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Cavour was hardy and shrewd enough to use the revolutionary elements, on whose value Mazzini had laid insistent stress.
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Mazzini, blinded by his partisanship, saw only proof that Cavour's sympathies were more with the oppressors than the oppressed.
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They insisted that, if the volunteers went to Sicily, Garibaldi must lead them and Cavour's moral support must be secured.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cavour

Cavour

/ (Italian kaˈvur) /

noun

Conte Camillo Benso di (kaˈmillo ˈbɛnzo di).1810–61, Italian statesman and premier of Piedmont-Sardinia (1852–59; 1860–61): a leader of the movement for the unification of Italy

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