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scampavia

scampavia noun: a quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.

Noun

scampavia (plural scampavias)

  1. (historical) A quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.

Forms of scampavia

pluralscampavias

Origin of scampavia

Borrowed from Italian scampavia.

Questions about scampavia

What does scampavia mean?
Scampavia means a quick, long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the 19th century.
What part of speech is scampavia?
Scampavia is a noun.
What is the plural of scampavia?
The plural of scampavia is scampavias.

Words near scampavia in the dictionary

  1. scammy
  2. scamnesia
  3. scamorza
  4. Scamozzian
  5. scamp
  6. scampavia
  7. scampavias
  8. scamped
  9. scamper
  10. scamper juice
  11. scampered

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