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Maggiore

American  
[muh-jawr-ee, -johr-ee, mahd-jaw-re] / məˈdʒɔr i, -ˈdʒoʊr i, mɑdˈdʒɔ rɛ /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).


Maggiore British  
/ madˈdʒore, ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland, in the S Lepontine Alps

"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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Democratic Rep. Jim Maggiore objects to tinkering with the constitution or juicing his paycheck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Maggiore, a stay-at-home dad when his kids were younger, once proposed slashing compensation to a penny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

In views of the palazzo from San Giorgio Maggiore, the island embankment becomes a crisp wedge of blue contrasting with the blurred buildings across the water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

Pope Francis, who was appointed in 2013, will be laid to rest in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's four major basilicas.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

There were still some treatments to take before my course at the Ospedale Maggiore was finished and I walked along the side street practising not limping.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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