contado

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contado

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From Italian contado.

noun contados · contadi

historical The land controlled by a medieval Italian city-state lying outside the city itself; the hinterland; the countryside under the control of a city. Milan was the most aggressive and successful of the mainland states. It was also one of the richest, its prosperity extended into its contado by canals and irrigation […].

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"contado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{contado_2026,
  title = {contado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}