Brindisi
an Adriatic seaport in SE Apulia, in SE Italy: important Roman city and naval station.
- Ancient Brundisium.
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How to use Brindisi in a sentence
The Brindisi bomb amounted to three gas-grill-style canisters and a simple timer.
Italian School Bombing Sparks Fear of Return to Bloodshed | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are moving people to Sicily, Bari, and Brindisi, but not fast enough.
The chief importance of Brindisi is due to its position as a starting-point for the East.
The word bronze was derived, it is said, from Brundusinum or Brindisi, a town which was famous for its bronze workers.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyBrindisi has usually been considered a mere way station on the travellers itinerary, where he changes train for boat.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
One day's journey to Brindisi, on the sea-coast, containing about ten Jews, who are dyers.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.By the time he reached Brindisi he had recovered his lost weight, and added to it, by many pounds.
The Shadow | Arthur Stringer
British Dictionary definitions for Brindisi
/ (Italian ˈbrindizi) /
a port in SE Italy, in SE Apulia: important naval base in Roman times and a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. Pop: 89 081 (2001): Ancient name: Brundisium
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