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providur

English translation: proveditor

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Croatian term or phrase:providur
English translation:proveditor
Entered by: eleonora_r

18:25 Sep 7, 2008
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
History / Mletačka vlast u Dalmaciji
Croatian term or phrase: providur
U mjesecu srpnju godine 1645. po savjetu providura Alvisa Malipiera u Vrtlinama (Varošu) su porušene sve kuće kako ne bi mogle poslužiti Turcima, a stanovnici su preseljeni unutar gradskih zidina.
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proveditor
Explanation:
In the Republic of Venice, a proveditor was a civilian official charged with overseeing the actions of the condottiere captains hired by the Republic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proveditor
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proveditor


Explanation:
In the Republic of Venice, a proveditor was a civilian official charged with overseeing the actions of the condottiere captains hired by the Republic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proveditor

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Explanation:
provveditore [prov-ve-di-tó-re] n.m. [f. -trice; pl.m. -i, f. -trici]
1 chi provvede a qualcuno o a qualcosa | in passato e in luoghi diversi, titolo di governatori o amministratori locali
2 chi ha la responsabilitŕ del settore amministrativo di un’associazione o di un ente
3 chi č a capo di un provveditorato: provveditore agli studi
? Deriv. di provvedere.

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