Definitions

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  • proper noun A province of Basilicata, Italy.
  • proper noun A town, the capital of Matera.

Etymologies

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From Italian Matera.

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Examples

  • I must say that La Matera is actually a very nice place and very popular restaurant and they have a wood burning pizza oven so I'll go back there.

    New Restaurant 2005

  • Next we drove through the lush, green countryside of Campania to Basilicata, the poorest of the Italian provinces, to the cave town called Matera, once the shame of Italy.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • La Matera, Av. México #2891, at the corner of Calle Nelson.

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • There are costumes from multiple productions of "Ragtime," as well as pieces made for famous faces—the label of one coat indicates that it was made by New York's legendary costume house Barbara Matera for Patti LuPone in a 2008 Encore production of "Gypsy."

    Finding Closet Space for 75,000 Garments Pia Catton 2011

  • La Matera, Av. México #2891, at the corner of Calle Nelson.

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • I have been told it is owned by the people who have La Matera. sioux4noff

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • La Matera, Av. México #2891, at the corner of Calle Nelson.

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • I have been told it is owned by the people who have La Matera. sioux4noff

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • I have been told it is owned by the people who have La Matera. sioux4noff

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

  • La Matera, Av. México #2891, at the corner of Calle Nelson.

    A week in Guadalajara 2009

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