Brindisi

[ brin-duh-zee; Italian breen-dee-zee ]

noun
  1. an Adriatic seaport in SE Apulia, in SE Italy: important Roman city and naval station.

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How to use Brindisi in a sentence

  • One day's journey to Brindisi, on the sea-coast, containing about ten Jews, who are dyers.

  • 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

Brindisi

/ (Italian ˈbrindizi) /


noun
  1. 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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