Maggiore

[muh-jawr-ee, -johr-ee, mahd-jaw-re]

noun

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

Maggiore

/ madˈdʒore, ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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From the lavish location to the celebrity guest list, the event has attracted a media frenzy, but also experienced its fair share of hiccups — including a last-minute venue change to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.

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The screening will take place on the festival's legendary open-air screen in Piazza Maggiore - one of the largest in Europe - offering a majestic setting for this long-awaited cinematic resurrection.

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On Thursday the collective unfurled banners against Bezos from the bell tower of the San Giorgio Maggiore basilica and the Rialto Bridge.

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On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed before the tomb of his late predecessor Francis inside the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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