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ligure
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The Ligure was an international express train operated by the Italian Railways linking Milan with the Côte d'Azur . The train was named after the Italian region Liguria which was served by the train.
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ligure \Lig"ure\ (l[i^]g"[-u]r; 277), n. [L. ligurius, Gr. ligy`rion, liggoy`rion, ligkoy`rion, lygkoy`rion, equiv. to Heb. leshem.] A kind of precious stone. The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. --Ex. xxviii. 19.
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n. (context obsolete English) A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate
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Joined along the way by Volcae, Salluvii, Vocontii, Allobroges, Helvii- and no doubt by the Boii and Insubres of Italian Gaul-not to mention the Ligures and Vagienni!