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Piemonte (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Part of the Roman Empire from 1st cen. BCE; established as a political unit by 10th cen.; went to Savoy in 1045; supported feudal states in 12th cen.; was nominal fief of Holy Roman Empire through Middle Ages; held by house of Savoy into 19th cen. |
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| Piemonte (preferred,C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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............ | some form of this name has been used for the area since 13th cen., refers to location at foot of mountains |
| Piedmont (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Piedmontese (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Regione Piemonte (C,V)
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| IT12 (C,V,FIPS)
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| Pedemons (C,V)
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| Pedemontium (C,V)
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| Piemonte, Regione (C,V)
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Piemonte (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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part of kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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