Nervi

[ nair-vee; Italian ner-vee ]

/ ˈnɛər vi; Italian ˈnɛr vi /

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noun

Pier Lu·i·gi

[pyerloo-ee-jee], /pyɛr luˈi dʒi/, 1891–1979, Italian engineer and architect.

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Words nearby Nervi

nerve net, nerve-racking, nerve root, nerves, nerve trunk, Nervi, nervine, nerving, nervosity, nervous, nervous breakdown

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How to use Nervi in a sentence

Si nervi olfactorii catelli scindantur catellus nunquam canem femineam recognoscit.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Nervi is a place of German hotels, much beer and an unaccommodating tram line.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
A quibus enim munia petuerunt sustineri, si civitatum nervi passim videantur abscidi.'
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Mr. Victor Horsley has recently demonstrated the existence of true sensory nerves supplying the nerve trunks of nervi-nervorum.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885|Various

At Nervi they have pease, strawberries, &c. all the year round.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for Nervi

Nervi

/ (Italian ˈnɛrvi) /

noun

Pier Luigi (pjɛːr luˈiːdʒi). 1891–1979, Italian engineer and architect; noted for his pioneering use of reinforced concrete as a decorative material. He codesigned the UNESCO building in Paris (1953)

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