Definitions

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  • proper noun Province of Molise, Italy.
  • proper noun Town and capital of Campobasso and also the capital of Molise.

Etymologies

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From Italian Campobasso.

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Examples

  • That’s what he said about the bread, the round crusty loaf he called Campobasso bread, after the name of the store, which itself was named for a mountain town on the spine of Italy.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • That’s what he said about the bread, the round crusty loaf he called Campobasso bread, after the name of the store, which itself was named for a mountain town on the spine of Italy.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • That’s what he said about the bread, the round crusty loaf he called Campobasso bread, after the name of the store, which itself was named for a mountain town on the spine of Italy.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • What she knew about the knife grinder was that he came from the same region as Jimmy’s people, near a town called Campobasso, in the mountains, where boys were raised to sharpen knives.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • What she knew about the knife grinder was that he came from the same region as Jimmy’s people, near a town called Campobasso, in the mountains, where boys were raised to sharpen knives.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • What she knew about the knife grinder was that he came from the same region as Jimmy’s people, near a town called Campobasso, in the mountains, where boys were raised to sharpen knives.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • For years, I have been telling Bianchi that it needed to move it's warehouse from Telgate-Bergamo to Reggio di Calabria, or perhaps Campobasso, but they didn't listen.

    Naked Intent: What Lies Beneath BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • A recent Italian survey conducted by the Catholic University in Campobasso, found that 6.7 grams of dark chocolate per day (about a half a bar per week) was the ideal amount for a protective effect against inflammation and subsequent cardiovascular disease.

    Karen Leland: Valentine's Day: A Chocolate State of Mind 2009

  • Countess Isabelle of Croye, and a better husband to her than Campobasso, who is a base Italian cullion! —

    Quentin Durward 2008

  • On this occasion, Campobasso gave his opinion, couched in the apologue of the Traveller, the Adder, and the Fox; and reminded the Duke of the advice which Reynard gave to the man, that he should crush his mortal enemy, now that chance had placed his fate at his disposal.

    Quentin Durward 2008

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