Definitions for matera
mat·er·a

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1. Materanoun

   A province of Basilicata, Italy.

2. Materanoun

   A town, the capital of Matera.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Matera

   Matera (Italian pronunciation: [maˈtɛːra], locally [maˈteːra] (listen); Materano: Matàrë [maˈtæːrə]) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a complex of cave dwellings carved into the ancient river canyon. Over the course of its history, Matera has been occupied by Romans, Longobards, Byzantines, Saracens, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, and Bourbons. By the late 1800s, Matera's cave dwellings became noted for intractable poverty, poor sanitation, meager working conditions, and rampant disease. Evacuated in 1952, the population was relocated to modern housing, and the Sassi (Italian for "stones") lay abandoned until the 1980s. Renewed vision and investment led to the cave dwellings becoming a noted historic tourism destination, with hotels, small museums and restaurants – and a vibrant arts community. Known as la città sotterranea ("the underground city"), the Sassi and the park of the Rupestrian Churches were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. In 2019, Matera was declared a European Capital of Culture.

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1. Matera

   Matera is a city and a province in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Matera. The town lies athwart a small canyon, which has been eroded in the course of years by a small stream, the Gravina.

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1. MATERA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Matera is ranked #21237 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Matera surname appeared 1,235 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Matera.
   
   95.7% or 1,183 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for matera »

1. Tamera

How to pronounce matera?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of matera in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of matera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Matera
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matera
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=matera
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html