Quirinale

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin [​collem​] Quirīnālem (Quirinal hill). By surface analysis, Quirino (Quirinus) +‎ -ale (-al, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwi.riˈna.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: Qui‧ri‧nà‧le

Proper noun

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Quirinale m

  1. the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome
    Coordinate terms: Aventino, Campidoglio, Celio, Esquilino, Palatino, Viminale
  2. (metonymically) Ellipsis of Palazzo del Quirinale., the Quirinal Palace in Rome, residence of the President of the Italian Republic
  3. (by extension, politics) the presidency of the Italian Republic

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