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Cin⋅que Ter⋅re

[ching-kwee -ter-ey; It. cheeng-kwe -ter-re]
–noun
a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
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Cin·que Ter·re   (chēng'kwě těr'rě)   
A group of five villages (Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore) of northwest Italy on the Ligurian Sea south of Genoa. Built into the sheer rocky coast, they are famed for their rugged scenery.
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