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Giovanni

Part of Speech: Proper noun, Italian given name

Sense 1: A masculine Italian given name of Latin origin, derived from the Late Latin name "Ioannes", ultimately from the Greek name "Ioannes" meaning "God is gracious".

Example sentence: Giovanni is a traditional Italian name that has been popular for centuries.

Sense 2: Giovanni can also refer to Giovanni, a character in the famous 19th-century opera "Rigoletto" composed by Giuseppe Verdi.

Example sentence: In the tragic opera "Rigoletto", Giovanni is a womanizing nobleman who ultimately meets a tragic fate.

Sense 3: In a local context, "Giovanni" can refer to a specific person named Giovanni within a particular community.

Example sentence: Are you talking about Giovanni, the local barber? He gives the best haircuts in town!

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