Piedmontese
Speech parts
1. Piedmontese - Noun
2. Piedmontese - Adjective
3. Piedmontese - Proper noun
Meaning
Piedmontese (not comparable)
Of, from, or relating to Piedmont, a region in the northwest of Italy.
Piedmontese (plural Piedmonteses or Piedmontese)
An inhabitant or a resident of Piedmont.
Piedmontese
A Gallo-Italic language spoken in Piedmont.
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Examples
After the end of the Spanish period following the European wars of the early 18th century, the brief period of Austrian rule (1708–1717) was succeeded by domination by the Piedmontese, who then took over the Title of Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861).
All Certified Piedmontese beef is also verified all-natural and raised without hormones, antibiotics, or steroids.
" (Carlo Baudi di Vesme, Considerazioni politiche ed economiche sulla Sardegna, 1848) importing solely Italian-speaking teachers from other regions, and Piedmontese cartographers replaced many Sardinian place names with Italian ones.
Cranston (1991), p. 183 The Spanish- Piedmontese War in the Alps continued without much result, the only incident of note being the first Battle of Casteldelfino (7–10 October 1743), when an initial French offensive was beaten off.
It comes from the expression in the local languages ( Piedmontese and Lombard ) "N'è (mia/pa) vera?", which means, once again, "isn't it true?"
It should be noted that the Piedmontese language is extremely close to Occitan.