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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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
It meant by the time the 1994 and 1996 championships rolled around, the quartet had already amassed a wealth of senior experience for clubs such as Parma, Napoli, Roma and Juventus.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Como are four points behind fourth-placed Napoli, who play their game in hand against Parma in Naples on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
On the four pendentives supporting the dome, the artist has depicted four patron saints of Parma: John the Baptist, Hilary, Bernard of the Uberti, and probably Thomas the Apostle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
He smells like the Acqua di Parma factory exploded.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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