San Marino [ san muh -ree -noh; for 1, 2 also Italian sahn mah-r ee -naw ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌsæn məˈri noʊ; for 1, 2 also Italian ˌsɑn mɑˈri nɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital : San Marino.
a town in and the capital of this republic.
a city in SW California.
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OTHER WORDS FROM San Marino San Mar·i·nese [mar-uh -neez , -nees ], /ˌmær əˈniz, -ˈnis/, noun, adjective
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How to use San Marino in a sentence Spines can also diffuse light similarly to a photography umbrella, says John Trager, curator of desert collections at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino , California.
As an added fun fact, Perilli’s feat helped San Marino , with a population of only 34,000, become the smallest country to ever medal at the Games.
San Marino has become the smallest country in Olympic history to win a medal, and it’s thanks to 33-year-old Alessandra Perilli.
San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
“At the moment there are no signs of damage,” Marino told The Daily Beast.
All of these details are according to a claim filed against the United States by Marino in federal court last week.
Dehydrated and feeling weary, Marino lay down beside another migrant under a tree and fell asleep.
San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
The five hundred men whom we had left in San Antonio de Bexar, fared no better.
The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
On a shelf near one of these windows stood the little Madonna, again wreathed with vines as in San Pasquale.
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British Dictionary definitions for San Marino
noun
a republic in S central Europe in the Apennines, forming an enclave in Italy: the smallest republic in Europe, according to tradition founded by St Marinus in the 4th century. Official language: Italian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: San Marino. Pop: 32 448 (2013 est). Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
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