Piedmontese

[ peed-mon-teez, -tees ]

noun,plural Pied·mon·tese.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the people or region ofPiedmont, Italy.

Origin of Piedmontese

1
First recorded in 1635–45; Piedmont + -ese

Words Nearby Piedmontese

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How to use Piedmontese in a sentence

  • Now and then Fortunio had to intervene, to make plainer to this ignorant Piedmontese mind the Marquise's questions.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • Trouv, the moving spirit of the Commission, had but one idea, to curb the growing democratic spirit of the Piedmontese.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • I obtained an interview, however, with the Piedmontese consul, to learn if possible some account of my relatives.

  • Here the Lombard brigadier spoke of the Piedmontese carabineers, saluted me, and repassed the bridge.