Dictionary
Car•bo•na•ri
Pronunciation: (kär"bu-när'ē; It.kär"bô-nä'rē), [key]—
n.pl.,
—sing. -na•roPronunciation: (-när'ō; It.-nä'rô). [key]
Europ. Hist.
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
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