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Nobile

American

[naw-bee-le] / ˈnɔ bi lɛ /

noun

Umberto 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.

Nobile British

/ nobile /

noun

Umberto. 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and aviator. He flew his Norge airship over the North Pole (1926) with Amundsen and his Italia airship over the Pole in 1928, crashing on the return

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The GDP figure "mainly reflects a sharp decline in Ireland and some seasonal factors for the eurozone, rather than the impact of the war", Nicola Nobile of Oxford Economics said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Umberto Nobile, his Italian engineer, decided to win accolades for Mussolini in 1928 by attempting the feat but wound up facing disaster when his airship, Italia, crashed and prompted a high-profile international rescue mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

Sangiovese is Tuscany’s main grape variety, forming the core of Chianti and starring in Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

“Horror — as an interest, passion, or profession — has fandoms and sub-fandoms; it has cliques; it has little fiefdoms,” Nobile Jr. wrote in a newsletter last April.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

I glanced at the signature and saw: Nobile Franco Maironi.

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio

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