The justification for such a status is the difficulty in reaching Livigno during winter, and the centuries-long history of poverty in the region.
Green Roofs have a centuries-long history.
Bead-making has a centuries-long history in Venice.
New York has a centuries-long history of welcoming nonnative politicians.
Asian Latin Americans have a centuries-long history in the region, starting with Filipinos in the 16th century.
The Maskarai had a centuries-long history as superb horse soldiers.
There is a reason, shaped by a centuries-long history of displacement and genocide, that these people cling to each other as ferociously as they do.
I propose that national curricula in all European countries should present the centuries-long common history shared by majority societies and the Roma.
Remnants of other old buildings, too, still bear witness to the village's centuries-long history.
Whereas the city of Paris has a centuries-long history, its main frame dates to this 19th century.