maremma
Americannoun
PLURAL
maremme-
a marshy region near the seashore, especially in Italy.
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the miasma associated with such a region.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of maremma
1825–35; < Italian < Latin maritima, feminine of maritimus maritime
Example Sentences
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He said the large white fluffy Maremma has been bred as a livestock guardian dog.
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Farmer George Ford, from Blagdon, uses two Maremma sheepdogs - Bear and Holly - between August and December to guard his 600 free range turkeys.
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Recently, Bear has been joined by rescue dog Holly, another Maremma.
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For years, Italian shepherds have used Maremma sheep dogs to scare off wolves - but falconers hope to train the dogs to look out for predators from above.
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Jonathan and Daisy Ames from Rothiemurchus Falconry near Aviemore are training two young Maremma sheep dogs, called Luigi and Peaches, to protect newborn lambs.
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