Monterosso al Mare

[ Italian mawn-te-raws-saw ahl mah-re ]
/ Italian mɔn tɛˈrɔs sɔ ɑl ˈmɑ rɛ /

noun

See under Cinque Terre.

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Definition for monterosso al mare (2 of 2)

Cinque Terre
[ ching-kwee ter-ey; Italian cheeng-kwe ter-re ]
/ ˈtʃɪŋ kwi ˈtɛr eɪ; Italian ˈtʃiŋ kwɛ ˈtɛr rɛ /

noun

a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
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