Abruzzi

[ uh-broot-see; Italian ah-broot-tsee ]

noun

1. Duke of the Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, 1873–1933, Italian naval officer, mountain climber, and Arctic explorer.

Abruzzi

/ aˈbruttso; aˈbruttsi /

noun

1. a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic. Capital: Aquila. Pop: 1 273 284 (2003 est). Area: 10 794 sq km (4210 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Duke of the Abruzzi ascended it to the height of 24,600 feet, and so established a climbing record.

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Murat had intended to give Rome a wide berth, stealing around it by the Abruzzi.

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She hid herself and them in the Abruzzi, living upon the sale of what furniture and jewels Sir Lawrence had died possessed of.

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It is said indeed that he once herded for a time with a band of brigands in the Abruzzi.

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May We never live to hear anything against Our faithful and well-beloved Abruzzi folk!

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