Salerno

American

[suh-lair-noh, -lur-, sah-ler-naw] / səˈlɛər noʊ, -ˈlɜr-, sɑˈlɛr nɔ /

noun

a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.

Salerno British

/ saˈlɛrno /

noun

a port in SW Italy, in Campania on the Gulf of Salerno : first medical school of medieval Europe. Pop: 138 188 (2001)

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The research was led by Manuel Frallicciardi, a doctoral student jointly supervised by the University of Alicante and the University of Salerno.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Salerno worries that could result in a net loss for his business, which has 13 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Italian skipper Elio Persico, 32, was sentenced by a Salerno judge to four years and nine months in jail after requesting a plea bargain, lawyer Liberato Mazzola told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

The home fans in Salerno immediately turned on their team following the second goal, with relegation to Serie C looking all but certain.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

Madame Trote de Salerno used her ears as a handkerchief and let her eyebrows hang down behind her shoulders, like silver chains.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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