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  • ...Latin words ''albus'' (white) or ''altus'' (high), or a [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] word. ...[[weather]] conditions over a long time, of the central Alpine region of [[Europe]]. As we rise from [[sea level]] into the upper regions of the [[Earth's at
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  • ...to a prophecy, the site for the settlement would have been indicated to a Celtic king by the appearance of a wild pig or boar with a ridge of hair along its ...Western Roman Empire]]. At that time Milan was the second largest city in Europe, with more than 300,000 inhabitants. St Ambrose is now the Patron Saint of
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  • [[Image:LocationEurope.png|thumb|250px|right|World map showing Europe]] [[Image:Europe countries map en.png|thumb|250px|right|Political map (neighbouring countrie
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  • Since Roman times, Italy has been one of the cultural centers for all of [[Europe]]. It was the home of the [[Italian Renaissance]], as well as many of the m ...i]] in the [[1970s]]. The [[European Music Office]]'s report on [[Music in Europe]] claimed that, in general, hip hop from the south of Italy tends to be har
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  • ...centuries of Prince-Bishop rulers, relative independence from the rest of Europe and a strong sense of communal fate left a distinctive mark on the city's c ...its position along the main communication route between Italy and Northern Europe and to the Adige river which prior to its diversion in the 19th century ran
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  • ...position, thus akin to the name of [[Geneva]]. Or it could derive from the Celtic root genu-, genawa (pl. genowe), meaning "mouth", i.e., estuary. Part of th However, this prosperity did not last. The [[Black Death]] was imported into Europe in 1349 from the Genoese trading post at [[Caffa]] ([[Theodosia]]) in Crim
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  • ...(later changed to "Duria Minor" by the Romans, from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] ''duria'' meaning "water"), the [[Stura di Lanzo]], and the [[Sangone (di ...as well as an increasing amount of foreigners particularly from [[Eastern Europe]].[http://demo.istat.it/pop2005/index.html]
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  • ...e [[Middle Ages]] and [[Renaissance]] created music that spread throughout Europe. Innovations in the use of [[scale (music)|musical scales]], [[harmony]], [ ...ely cited: "A voice as pinched and strangulated and high-pitched as any in Europe. The singing expression is one of true agony, the throat is distended and f
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  • |European parliament group || [[Union for Europe of the Nations]] ...or Italy and especially its [[flag of Italy|flag]], and claims of a [[Celt|Celtic]] [[Cultural heritage|heritage]].
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