Meaning & use
risorgimento
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A period of renewal, revival, or awakening, especially a cultural or national one.
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Critics described the neighborhood's art scene as a genuine risorgimento after decades of decline.
The novel's final chapters trace the risorgimento of a broken family's fortunes.
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Capitalized as 'Risorgimento,' it refers specifically to the 19th-century movement for Italian political unification.
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2. noun
(capitalized, historical) The 19th-century movement that led to the political unification of Italy.
The Risorgimento culminated in the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
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