Salerno

Sa·ler·no  (s-lûrn, sä-lr-)

A city of southern Italy on the Gulf of Salerno, an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Originally a Greek settlement and later a Roman colony (founded in 197 b.c.), Salerno was the site of a noted medical school in the Middle Ages. Population: 133,000.

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Salerno (Italian) [saˈlɛrno]

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(Placename) a port in SW Italy, in Campania on the Gulf of Salerno: first medical school of medieval Europe. Pop.: 142 055 (2000 est.)

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