Parma
Americannoun
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a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
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a city in NE Ohio.
noun
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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)
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a city in NE Ohio, south of Cleveland. Pop: 83 861 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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Shortly after retiring from a 35-year career as a construction electrician, the Parma, Ohio, resident had shoulder-reconstruction surgery in late 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Three tries apiece had the contest finely balanced at half-time, but a repeat of last year's finale in Parma saw the Azzurre pull away from their deflated hosts.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
England's veteran flanker Marlie Packer scored four tries to help the Red Roses thrash Italy in Parma and remain on course for an eighth straight Women's Six Nations.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
In Parma, the thieves entered through the front door late Sunday night, March 22, just one week after the Magnani-Rocca Foundation reopened for the summer season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Eighteen planes had let down through a beaming white cloud off the coast of Elba one afternoon on the way back from the weekly milk run to Parma; seventeen came out.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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