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19 relations: Aci Trezza, Antiphrasis, Battle of Lissa (1866), Catania, Cholera, Continental Classics, Dialect, Fisherman, Giovanni Verga, La Terra Trema, Luchino Visconti, Lupinus, Mastro-don Gesualdo, Mespilus germanica, Narration, Novel, Osteria, Riposto, Sicily.
Aci Trezza
Aci Trezza is a town in Sicily, southern Italy, a frazione of the comune of Aci Castello, c. 10 km north of Catania, with a population of around 5,000 people.
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Antiphrasis
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant.
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Battle of Lissa (1866)
The Battle of Lissa (sometimes called Battle of Vis) took place on 20 July 1866 in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa ("Vis" in Croatian) and was a decisive victory for an outnumbered Austrian Empire force over a numerically superior Italian force.
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Catania
Catania is the second largest city of Sicily after Palermo located on the east coast facing the Ionian Sea.
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Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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Continental Classics
Continental Classics is a series of books.
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Dialect
The term dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word,, "discourse", from,, "through" and,, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.
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Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
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Giovanni Verga
Giovanni Carmelo Verga (2 September 1840 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian realist (Verismo) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story (and later play) "Cavalleria rusticana" and the novel I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree).
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La Terra Trema
La Terra Trema ("The Earth Trembles") is a 1948 Italian dramatic film directed by Luchino Visconti.
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Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976), was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter.
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Lupinus
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine (North America), is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.
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Mastro-don Gesualdo
Mastro-don Gesualdo is an Italian novel written by Giovanni Verga, published in 1889.
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Mespilus germanica
Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree.
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Narration
Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience.
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Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.
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Osteria
An osteria (plural osterie) in Italy was originally a place serving wine and simple food.
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Riposto
Riposto (Ripostu) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northeast of Catania.
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Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia; Sicìlia) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
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