Pontine Marshes
an area in W Italy, SE of Rome: formerly marshy, now drained.
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How to use Pontine Marshes in a sentence
Of the Pontine Marshes themselves it is certain that they are not salubrious, and malaria is most prevalent near them.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounCisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the Pontine Marshes below.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounArbuthnot's visit has quite set me up, like a whiff of London in the Pontine Marshes of Trieste.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas WrightHe rendered his name famous by draining the Pontine Marshes.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellTrajan also began to make roads across the Pontine Marshes, and founded several public libraries.
A Smaller History of Rome | William Smith and Eugene Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for Pontine Marshes
/ (ˈpɒntaɪn) /
an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed: Italian name: Agro Pontino (ˈɑːɡro ponˈtiːno)
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