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Carrara marble

Carrara marble noun: a kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since ancient Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in Italy.

carrara marble: a kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since...
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Noun

Carrara marble (countable and uncountable, plural Carrara marbles)

  1. A kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since ancient Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in Italy.
    Synonyms:
    Luna marble

Synonyms of Carrara marble

Forms of Carrara marble

pluralCarrara marbles

Questions about Carrara marble

What does Carrara marble mean?
Carrara marble means a kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since ancient Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in Italy.
What part of speech is Carrara marble?
Carrara marble is a noun.
What is the plural of Carrara marble?
The plural of Carrara marble is Carrara marbles.

Words near Carrara marble in the dictionary

  1. Carranzas
  2. carrao
  3. carraos
  4. carrapatin
  5. Carrara
  6. Carrara marble
  7. Carrara marbles
  8. carraraite
  9. Carraras
  10. Carras
  11. Carrascal

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