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carbonari

Car·bo·na·ri
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-buh-nahr-ee; Italian kahr-baw-nah-ree]
    • /ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr i; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-buh-nahr-ee; Italian kahr-baw-nah-ree]
    • /ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr i; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ ri/

Definitions of carbonari word

  • noun plural carbonari a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification 3
  • noun plural carbonari an Italian revolutionary group organized about 1811 to unify Italy and found a republic 3
  • noun carbonari (historical) Members of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th-century Italy, often with a patriotic and liberal focus. 0

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Origin of carbonari

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < Italian, plural of carbonaro charcoal burner < Latin carbōnār(ius), equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō) charcoal + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Carbonari

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carbonari popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carbonari usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with carbonari

  • who were the carbonari?

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