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luogo

place, location

noun LWOH-goh Common
Travel & Places Landmarks

Origin: Latin locus (place)

Usage Note

Luogo has an irregular plural luoghi (the 'gh' keeps the hard 'g' before 'i'). Common phrases: avere luogo (to take place), fuori luogo (out of place, inappropriate), sul luogo del crimine (at the scene of the crime). Posto is a more informal synonym, but luogo is preferred in formal writing.

Examples

"Questo è un luogo bellissimo."

Natural Translation

This is a very beautiful place.

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