Este

[ es-tey ]

noun

a city in northeastern Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.

Ancient A·tes·te [uh-tes-tee] /əˈtɛs ti/ .

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For proof of that, check out the epic faces pulled by bassist and guitarist Este Haim on this brilliant Tumblr.
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He sent directions to Mary to pack up at once and travel with the least possible delay to Este.
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La junta passada de adonde comenron todas las desverguenas que al presente ay en Este reyno.
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Este continued in the possession of the descendants of Alberto until 1294, when it fell an easy conquest to the Carraras.
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The ancestral residence of the family of Este is here, but in a more or less ruinous state to-day.
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Thus three of the categories were "del Norte," "del Este," "del Sur."
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British Dictionary definitions for Este

Este

/ (ˈɛstI) /

noun

a noble family of Italy founded by Alberto Azzo II (996–1097), who was invested with the town of Este in NE Italy as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. The family governed Ferrara (13th–16th centuries), Modena, and Reggio (13th–18th centuries)

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