Meaning
mine (place from which ore is extracted)
In a sentence
Mio zio lavora in una miniera di rame.
My uncle works in a copper mine.
Hai mai visitato una miniera aperta al pubblico?
Have you ever visited a mine open to the public?
La miniera ha chiuso due anni fa.
The mine closed two years ago.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| miniera | feminine · singular |
| miniere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use miniera for a mining site. For a quarry extracting stone or marble, say cava, not miniera.
- It’s feminine: la miniera, una miniera. Plural: le miniere.
- Often used figuratively in Italian: una miniera di idee/informazioni = a goldmine of ideas/information.