Cagliari

[ kahl-yuh-ree; Italian kah-lyah-ree ]

noun
  1. Pa·o·lo [pah-aw-law]. /ˈpɑ ɔ lɔ/. Veronese, Paolo.

  2. a seaport in S Sardinia.

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How to use Cagliari in a sentence

  • And into this world's end starts up Cagliari, and on either side, sudden, serpent-crest hills.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • The top of Cagliari is the fortress: the old gate, the old ramparts, of honey-combed, fine yellowish sandstone.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • One sees a few fascinating faces in Cagliari: those great dark unlighted eyes.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • Looking back, one sees Cagliari bluff on her rock, rather fine, with the thin edge of the sea's blade curving round.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • At that moment arrives the train from Cagliari, and men rush in, roaring for the soup—or rather, for the broth.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for Cagliari (1 of 2)

Cagliari1

/ (kælˈjɑːrɪ, Italian kaʎˈʎari) /


noun
  1. a port in Italy, the capital of Sardinia, on the S coast. Pop: 164 249 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Cagliari (2 of 2)

Cagliari2

/ (Italian kaʎˈʎari) /


noun
  1. Paolo (ˈpaːolo): original name of (Paolo) Veronese

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