Par·ma (pär m )1. A city of north-central Italy southeast of Milan. Founded by Romans in 183 b.c., it became a free city in the 12th century and was the center of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza after 1545. It became part of the kingdom of Sardinia in 1860 and of Italy in 1861. Population: 177,000. 2. A city of northeast Ohio, a chiefly residential suburb of Cleveland. Population: 80,000. |
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1. (Placename (Italian)) a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 until it became part of Italy in 1860; important food industry (esp Parmesan cheese). Pop.: 168 717 (2000 est.)
2. (Placename) a city in NE Ohio, south of Cleveland. Pop.: 85 006 (1996 est.)
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