Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Italy near the Swiss border at the southwest end of Lake Como. Originally a Roman colony, it is in a resort area noted for its luxurious villas.
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- proper noun Province of
Lombardy ,Italy . - proper noun City and capital of Como.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Filippo Bamberghi for The Wall Street Journal 10 Corso Como is the brainchild of gallerist Carla Sozzani (the sister of long-time Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani), this honeycomb of interconnected places contains a gallery, book store, boutique, caf é, and hotel within the courtyard of a palazzo.
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While I was librarian in Como I modeled my book buying on the public library in Oxford, MS.
Library Card Sign-Up (copy) ____Maggie 2009
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This is truly an impressive Lake House set in Como, Italy.
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By Holiday Matinee » Blog Archive » Lake House in Como, Italy on November 12, 2008 at 7: 48 pm
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The last scene of the movie at Lake Como is where you finally see Bond come into his own.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Title of new James Bond: “Quantum of Solace” 2008
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The CA reporter is a black man born and raised in Como who I asked to speak with the library children in 1999.
A Whole School Left Behind ____Maggie 2007
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I can personally name four past teachers who graduated from Ole Miss and got their start in Como Elementary.
Archive 2007-11-01 ____Maggie 2007
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I live in MS 41 of my 43 years the first 36 in Tishomingo County and the last 5 in Oxford so yes I know where Como is and have been there numerous times.
A Northern Light (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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I can personally name four past teachers who graduated from Ole Miss and got their start in Como Elementary.
Como Reading Blues (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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He was born in Como, MS and became rather famous in the 20s/30s as playwrright, author, and critic.
Georgia Writers! ____Maggie 2007
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