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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_157017" /> == | |||
<p> A district of Italy, formerly a principality, ruled by the house of Savoy, surrounded by the Alps, the Apennines, and the river Ticino; occupies the W. end of the great fertile valley of the Po, a hilly region rich in vines and mulberries, and a mountainous tract with forests and grazing land intersected by lovely valleys, which send streams down into the Po; the people are industrious; textile manufactures are extensive, and agriculture is skilful; Turin, the largest town, was the capital of | <p> (a.) Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78237" /> == | |||
<p> A district of Italy, formerly a principality, ruled by the house of Savoy, surrounded by the Alps, the Apennines, and the river Ticino; occupies the W. end of the great fertile valley of the Po, a hilly region rich in vines and mulberries, and a mountainous tract with forests and grazing land intersected by lovely valleys, which send streams down into the Po; the people are industrious; textile manufactures are extensive, and agriculture is skilful; Turin, the largest town, was the capital of Italy 1859-1865; in the glens of the Cottian Alps the [[Vaudois]] or Waldenses, after much persecution, still dwell. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_157017"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/piedmont Piedmont from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_78237"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/piedmont Piedmont from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78237"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/piedmont Piedmont from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(a.) Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A district of Italy, formerly a principality, ruled by the house of Savoy, surrounded by the Alps, the Apennines, and the river Ticino; occupies the W. end of the great fertile valley of the Po, a hilly region rich in vines and mulberries, and a mountainous tract with forests and grazing land intersected by lovely valleys, which send streams down into the Po; the people are industrious; textile manufactures are extensive, and agriculture is skilful; Turin, the largest town, was the capital of Italy 1859-1865; in the glens of the Cottian Alps the Vaudois or Waldenses, after much persecution, still dwell.
