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Meaning of condottiere | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

Definitions

A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

historical

Equivalents

Ελληνικά κοντοτιέρος
Русский кондотьер
Svenska kondottiär
Українська кондотьєр

Examples

“Statues of condottieri stood in their airless niches, darkness flaring in their eye sockets and nostrils.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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