On 15 Jun 2002 12:16:29 -0700, Fallascoso@hotmail.com (Descendant of Fallascoso) wrote: >Can anyone translate the meaning of the word sestriere or sestrieri. I >think it relates to a neighborhood of someone from a neighborhood. From the Garzanti Italian Dictionary: Sestiere [se-stiè-re] Etimology: latin sextarium = "sixth part" Antically also written 'sestario', each one of the six neighbourhoods r which divided some towns and cities. One of the most famous ones is the Sestiere of San Polo, in Venice.