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SAMPIERDARENA (San Pier d'Arena, i.e. St Peter of the Sands)

SAMPIERDARENA (See also:
SAN
San See also:
PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr
Pier d'See also:
ARENA (Lat. for " sand ")
Arena, i.e. St See also:
PETER
PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
PETER (PEDRO)
PETER, EPISTLES OF
PETER, ST
Peter of the Sands) , a See also:

TOWN

town of See also:

LIGURIA

Liguria, See also:

Italy, in the See also:

province of See also:

GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa, 21 M. by See also:

RAIL

rail W. of the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of that name, 16 ft. above See also:

sea-level. Pop. (1906) 37,582 (town); 43,654 (See also:

commune). It is practically a suburb of Genoa and contains a number of handsome palaces, including the Palazzo See also:

Spinola and the Palazzo Scassi, both probably built by G. See also:

ALESSI

Alessi. It has become a See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

GREAT

great See also:

INDUSTRIAL

industrial and commercial activity, the Ansaldo See also:

SHIP

ship-See also:

BUILDING

building yard being the most important of its workshops. Near the of See also:

BATTLE

battle as the last See also:

SPANISH

Spanish See also:

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel surrendered, and the engagement was fought in accordance with his instructions. He was promoted to See also:

COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

commodore in 1898, to See also:

REAR

rear-See also:

ADMIRAL

admiral on the 3rd of See also:

March 1899, and was made commandant of the See also:

Boston (See also:

CHARLESTOWN

Charlestown) See also:

NAVY

Navy Yard in See also:

OCTOBER

October of the same See also:

YEAR

year. He died on the 6th of May 1902.

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