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- proper noun A province of
Tuscany ,Italy . - proper noun A town, the capital of Grosseto.
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Examples
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Sixteen of the 18 voters favored the measure at the meeting in Grosseto, Italy.
USATODAY.com - IAAF votes to take away 2000 U.S. relay gold 2004
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On Tuesday, an Italian judge in the Tuscan town of Grosseto ordered Mr. Schettino to be placed under house arrest in his hometown near Sorrento on preliminary charges of multiple manslaughter, failure to assist passengers in need and abandonment of ship.
Italy Probes Captain's Call With Boss Stacy Meichtry 2012
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"I used to go for walks out of Montalcino on the road toward Grosseto, along those lovely, white, dusty unpaved paths, with beautiful, rather forgotten, farms that kept white oxen," he says.
In Search of Barolo Will Lyons 2010
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Mr. Schettino, who hasn't been charged, was being held in a prison in the town of Grosseto and couldn't be reached for comment.
Italian Ship Captain Detained as Probe Into Crash Goes On 2012
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The ship was a mere 150 yards meters from shore at the time of the grounding, ANSA quoted Grosseto prosecutor Francesco Verusio as saying.
Costa Concordia Crash: Third Survivor Rescued From Ship Wreck 2012
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Francesco Schettino, shown here being escorted to a prison at Grosseto.
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Before flying him to a hospital at Grosseto on the mainland, the helicopter deposited Dino Salvatori, the winchman who had rescued him, on to the rocks to make his way back to the port of Giglio.
Cruise ship scene marked by modern totem of disaster in medieval harbour 2012
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On Tuesday, the 52-year-old skipper was placed under house arrest by Judge Valeria Montesarchio, in Grosseto, Tuscany, on preliminary charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and abandoning ship with passengers aboard.
Italian Captain: 'We Abandoned the Ship' Stacy Meichtry 2012
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Costa Concordia cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino is led into a car by an Italian policeman in Grosseto.
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The 25-year-old Italian had only one win to his name as a professional until yesterday, a stage in the Tour of Grosseto, but in his last year as an under-23 he won the piccolo Giro di Lombardia, a good sign of a useful one-day racer.
Marco Frapporti's well-timed attack snatches stage win from Wiggins William Fotheringham in Glastonbury 2010
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