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maremma

[ muh-rem-uh ]

noun

plural maremme
  1. a marshy region near the seashore, especially in Italy.
  2. the miasma associated with such a region.


maremma

/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ùÉ›³¾É™ /

noun

  1. a marshy unhealthy region near the shore, esp in Italy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maremma1

1825–35; < Italian < Latin maritima, feminine of maritimus maritime
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maremma1

C19: from Italian, from Latin maritima maritime
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He said the large white fluffy Maremma has been bred as a livestock guardian dog.

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Farmer George Ford, from Blagdon, uses two Maremma sheepdogs - Bear and Holly - between August and December to guard his 600 free range turkeys.

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Recently, Bear has been joined by rescue dog Holly, another Maremma.

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For years, Italian shepherds have used Maremma sheep dogs to scare off wolves - but falconers hope to train the dogs to look out for predators from above.

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Jonathan and Daisy Ames from Rothiemurchus Falconry near Aviemore are training two young Maremma sheep dogs, called Luigi and Peaches, to protect newborn lambs.

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