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carbonari

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Car⋅bo⋅na⋅ri

[kahr-buh-nahr-ee; It. kahr-baw-nah-ree]
–plural noun, singular -na⋅ro [-nahr-oh; It. -nah-raw] . European History.
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.

Origin:
1815–25; < It, pl. of carbonaro charcoal burner < L carbōnār(ius), equiv. to carbōn- (s. of carbō) charcoal + -ārius -ary


Car⋅bo⋅na⋅rism, noun
Car⋅bo⋅na⋅rist, noun, adjective
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