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SBIRRO

\ˈɛsbˈɜːɹə͡ʊ], \ˈɛsbˈɜːɹə‍ʊ], \ˈɛ_s_b_ˈɜː_ɹ_əʊ]\

Definitions of SBIRRO

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(pl. SBIRRI), An Italian police-officer.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

sbir'r[=o], n. an Italian police-officer:--pl. SBIRRI (sbir'r[=e]). [It.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

(pl. -ri pr. -e). Italian policeman.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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