Calabrian

Calabrian

Calabrian (Italian: "Calabrese") may refer to:
* Calabrian languages, the languages and dialects spoken in Calabria.
* Calabrians (it: "calabrese" (s.),"calabresi" (pl.)), the people of Calabria (a region in southern Italy);
* Calabrian Stage, the faunal stage (Geologic time scale) associated with the Pleistocene Epoch
*Calabrese, an alternative name for the Italian wine grape Nero d'Avola

Calabrese is also an Italian surname. People named Calabrese include:

*Anthony O. Calabrese -- a Democratic Party politiican in Ohio.
*Anthony O. Calabrese Jr. -- son of the above and a judge and Republican Party politician in Ohio.
*Dan Calabrese -- newspaper columnist for North Star Writers Group
*Elizabeth Calabrese -- New Jersey Democratic Party politician.
*Gerald Calabrese -- former college and professional basketball player and Democratic politician in New Jersey.
*Giovanni Calabrese -- Italian rower and winner of a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics.
*Greg Calabrese -- American soap opera actor.
*John Calabrese -- member of the Canadian band Danko Jones.

Calabrese in the United Kingdom refers to a particular type of Broccoli.


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