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Parma

American  
[pahr-muh, pahr-mah] / ˈpɑr mə, ˈpɑr mɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.

  2. a city in NE Ohio.


Parma British  

noun

  1. 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)

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zion Suzuki: A debut for the £30m goalkeeper from Parma who had no chance with the opening goal.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The 33-year-old is considered available for a potential transfer from Villa after the club signed Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma for about £30m earlier this month.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Prior to that, he’d led Parma in Italy’s second tier and Leicester City in the English second tier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Parma chief of police Andrea Pagliaro told AFP the investigation centred around a gang of nine Moldavian suspects.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“Appleby, you’ve got flies in your eyes,” he whispered helpfully as they passed by each other in the doorway of the parachute tent on the day of the weekly milk run to Parma.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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