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21Rome — /rohm/, n. 1. Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer. 2. Italian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the… …
22Armenian architecture — is the architecture native to Armenia. [Vazken Lawrence Parsegian, 1996] Classical Armenian architecture is largely inspired by Greek and Roman architecture.Characteristics of Armenian ArchitectureTraditional Armenian architecture, and Armenian… …
23Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
24Fiorite — Fi o*rite, n. (Min.) A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having a pearly luster; so called from Fiora, in Ischia. [1913 Webster] …
25tarrace — Trass Trass, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar,… …
26tarras — Trass Trass, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar,… …
27terras — Trass Trass, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar,… …
28Trass — Trass, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in… …
29We Are Our Mountains — Coordinates: 39°50′13.5″N 46°46′11.42″E / 39.837083°N 46.7698389°E / 39.837083; 46.7698389 …
30Catania — /kah tah nyah/, n. a seaport in E Sicily. 400,242. * * * City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 306,464), Sicily, Italy. It was founded by Greeks in 729 BC at the foot of Mount Etna on the Gulf of Catania. Taken by the Romans in the First Punic War (263 BC),… …
