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berlina

sedan (car)

noun ber-LEE-nah Rare

Origin: From French 'berline', named after the city of Berlin where this carriage style originated.

Also means

pillory

Usage Note

Berlina most commonly means a four-door saloon or sedan car in modern Italian: una berlina di lusso means a luxury saloon. Its older meaning is a pillory or public stocks used for humiliation. The two senses are historically unrelated and context makes the meaning clear.

Examples

"Ha comprato una berlina nuova."

Natural Translation

He bought a new sedan.

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