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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Italy on the Gulf of Salerno, an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Originally a Greek settlement and later a Roman colony (founded in 197 BC), Salerno was the site of a noted medical school in the Middle Ages.
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- proper noun A province of
Campania ,Italy . - proper noun A town, the capital of Salerno.
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- noun a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
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Examples
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She signs herself "the most unhappy Princess of Salerno," although she herself afterwards struck out the words, _principessa de Salerno_, and left only the words, _La infelicissima_.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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They died Feb. 10 in Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
When There’s Nothing On The Horizon You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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Obviously it wasn't that bad if Salerno is back on the case.
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Waldorf, Md., died on Oct. 27 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from non-combat related injuries.
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Moore, Okla., died Aug. 12 in Salerno, Afghanistan, when the helicopter he was in developed mechanical difficulties and crashed.
Gulf War II 2004
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Emerson, Iowa, died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in Sharan, Afghanistan, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket propelled grenades.
Gulf War II 2004
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Salerno is not mentioned, yet the prince changed his party about the same time, and Camillo
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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She is a feminist with a marvellous sense of humour and a graduate of the School of Medicine in Salerno.
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What we have seen in that area are attacks by suicide bombers against neighboring bases, in particular, the bigger base FOB Salerno, which is around a much bigger airfield.
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There's a camp there called Salerno (ph), Forward Operating Base Salerno.
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