Gronchi

American  

[grong-kee, grawn-kee] / ˈgrɒŋ ki, ˈgrɔn ki /

noun

1. Giovanni 1887–1978, Italian statesman: president 1955–62.

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Example Sentences

In the royal box, the president of Italy, Giovanni Gronchi, and his wife waited nearly an hour before leaving, and the show never resumed.

From New York Times

First overnight stop: Rome, where thousands braved forbidding chill and rain to cheer her on rounds that included a formal call on President Giovanni Gronchi and an audience with Pope John XXIII, with whom she would converse in French.

From Time Magazine Archive

Italy's President Giovanni Gronchi, 72, was all aglow with anticipation.

From Time Magazine Archive

But to restless Giovanni Gronchi, who believes in "an opening to the left," the Moscow trip seemed a prime chance to prove his mediating talents and to make Italy something more than just a junior partner in the Western alliance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Turning to Italian Foreign Minister Giuseppe Pella, whom the Russians regard as "hopelessly" pro-Western, Nikita Khrushchev began to twit him on the Alitalia DC-6B in which the Gronchi party had arrived.

From Time Magazine Archive