Chieri

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proper noun

A comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

OriginItalian Chieri ← Latin Carreum Potentia ← Ancient Ligurian *Karreum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

Origin

  1. Ancient Ligurian*Karreum
  2. LatinCarreum Potentia
  3. ItalianChieri
  4. EnglishChieri

From Italian Chieri, from Latin Carreum Potentia, from the Taurini dialect form of Ancient Ligurian *Karreum, from *kar (“stone”), common element found in words like crag.

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APA

Chieri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chieri

MLA

“Chieri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chieri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chieri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chieri.

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