Parma
[pahr-muh; for 1 also Italian pahr-mah]
- a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- a city in NE Ohio.
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Contemporary Examples
Parma Ham Bundles At this time of year, it really pays to have a simple canapé-style recipe up your sleeve.
Historical Examples
If she should not be at Parma, you will find her at Colorno.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, CompleteMadame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
I am a courier riding to Parma, whom Madonna charged with that message to you in passing.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini
That would be natural seeing that he has sent Astorre to Parma.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
Were such the case, I should have killed him with my hands were he twenty times the Duke of Parma.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
Will you, madam, grant me the favour of accompanying you to Parma?
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
Parma
- (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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