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Montferrat

[ mont-fuh-raht ]

/ ˌmɒnt fəˈrɑt /

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noun

a historic region in NW Italy, in the Piedmont, S of the Po River.

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Words nearby Montferrat

Montevideo, Montez, Montezuma, Montezuma II, Montezuma's revenge, Montferrat, Montfort, montgolfier, Montgomery, Montgomery, Bernard, Montgomeryshire

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Example sentences from the Web for Montferrat

She held the Countess of Montferrat closely clasped as if she would sustain her in her trouble.
The Royal Pawn of Venice|Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
I will direct that the Countess of Montferrat be permitted to come to thee now: for the galley must soon sail for Venice.
The Royal Pawn of Venice|Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull
He sought out his kinsman the Marquess of Montferrat, a heavy Italian, who gave him very little comfort.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett
Montferrat (really moved) said low to Saint-Pol: 'Are we knights to suffer these wrongs to be?'
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

Very much of the Marquess of Montferrat is by this time lying disintegrate in a vault.'
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

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