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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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From Italian Como.

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Examples

  • 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.

    An Insider's Guide to the Best of Milan 2010

  • 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

  • This is truly an impressive Lake House set in Como, Italy.

    Floating House in Ontario, Canada 2008

  • By Holiday Matinee » Blog Archive » Lake House in Como, Italy on November 12, 2008 at 7: 48 pm

    Floating House in Ontario, Canada 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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