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A broad view of the National Park of Abruzzo. The Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos, [3] formerly Ursus arctos marsicanus), also known as the Apennine brown bear, and orso bruno marsicano in Italian, is a critically endangered [4] population of the Eurasian brown bear, with a range restricted to the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, and the surrounding region in Italy.
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Irish, French, Italian, Latin and Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, An Bru’, Brun, and Brugh; Bruno is a Latin name as well as Germanic (Braun) name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished (polished, brown, with luste), also present in the words/names braun (in German) and brown (in English) and Bruno (in Latin.)
Sienna (from Italian: terra di Siena, meaning "Earth of Siena") is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and manganese oxide. In its natural state, it is yellowish brown, and it is called raw sienna. When heated, it becomes a reddish brown, and it is called burnt sienna. [2]
Brown pride is a movement primarily in the United States among mestizo Latin people to develop a positive self-image by embracing the idea of being brown as a form of pride. [31] Brown pride is a response to the racist or colorist narrative that white skin is more beautiful than brown skin. [31]
Umber is a brown clay, containing a large amount of iron oxide and between five and twenty percent manganese oxide, which give the color. Its shade varies from a greenish brown to a dark brown. It takes its name from the Italian region of Umbria, where it was formerly mined.
Primo Brown, pseudonym of David Maria Belardi (Rome, June 14, 1976 - Rome, January 1, 2016), was an Italian rapper, known for having played in the rap band Cor Veleno. Introducing himself to the music scene since the late 1980s, Primo is remembered as an artist of fundamental importance for the development of hip hop culture in Italy ...
Maroon is French marron ("chestnut"), [10] itself from the Italian marrone that means both chestnut and brown (but the color maroon in Italian is granata and in French is grenat), from the medieval Greek maraon. [11] The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. [12]
Brown hair comes in a wide variety of shades from the very darkest of brown (almost black) to lightest brown (almost blond) showing small signs of blondism. [10] Shades of brown hair include: deepest brunette : the darkest brown, which can be a very dark chocolate ; sometimes appears to be off-black at a distance, and is often considered to be ...