Leone

[ le-aw-ne ]

/ lɛˈɔ nɛ /

noun

Gio·van·ni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/, 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.

Monte, Monte Leone.

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British Dictionary definitions for giovanni leone

leone

/ (liːˈəʊnɪ) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents

Word Origin for leone

C20: from Sierra Leone

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