maremma
Americannoun
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a marshy region near the seashore, especially in Italy.
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the miasma associated with such a region.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of maremma
1825–35; < Italian < Latin maritima, feminine of maritimus maritime
Example Sentences
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A coalition of conservationists, academics and Warrnambool city council are crowdfunding to raise money to buy and train two maremma dogs to guard a group of penguins that are under constant threat from foxes.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2015
The fundraising drive comes as a new film about the guard dogs, called Oddball – after the first maremma to be used on the island – opens.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2015
They burst into the room singing a chorus, O pescatore da maremma, and led by Mr. Badcock, who wore a wreath of seaweed a-cock over one eye and waved a dripping basket of sea-urchins.
From Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Guarda, mi disse, al mare, e vedi piana Con altri colli la maremma tutta Dilettevole molto e poco sana.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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