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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.


Brindisi

/ 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 nameBrundisium


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The Brindisi bomb amounted to three gas-grill-style canisters and a simple timer.

They 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.

Brindisi has usually been considered a mere way station on the travellers itinerary, where he changes train for boat.

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.

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