Parma

[ pahr-muh; for 1 also Italian pahr-mah ]

/ ˈpɑr mə; for 1 also Italian ˈpɑr mɑ /

noun

a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.

a city in NE Ohio.

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Examples from the Web for parma

Parma Ham Bundles At this time of year, it really pays to have a simple canapé-style recipe up your sleeve.
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These complicated schemings Parma purposely protracted, to keep Elizabeth in false security.
English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century|James Anthony Froude
Francis of Modena executed a rapid flight, and the Duke of Parma presently followed him.
The Liberation of Italy|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
Petrarch, on his return to Parma, wrote several interesting letters to Mainardo.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch|Petrarch

The expulsion at Parma was disastrous not only to the Jesuits but to the Pope.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
Agostino died at Parma when he was a little over forty, and was buried in the cathedral there, in 1602.
The Old Masters and Their Pictures|Sarah Tytler

British Dictionary definitions for parma

Parma

noun

(Italian ˈparma) a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 until it became part of Italy in 1860; important food industry (esp Parmesan cheese). Pop: 163 457 (2001)

(ˈpɑːmə) a city in NE Ohio, south of Cleveland. Pop: 83 861 (2003 est)

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