Cassino

American  

[kuh-see-noh, kahs-see-naw] / kəˈsi noʊ, kɑsˈsi nɔ /

noun

1. a town in SE Latium, in central Italy, NNW of Naples: site of Monte Cassino.

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Cassino ¹ British  

/ kasˈsiːno /

noun

1. Latin name: Casinum.  a town in central Italy, in Latium at the foot of Monte Cassino: an ancient Volscian (and later Roman) town and citadel. Pop: 32 762 (2001)

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cassino ² British  

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a card game for two to four players in which players pair cards from their hands with others exposed on the table

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Example Sentences

Allied soldiers described their shock at seeing Wojtek carrying artillery shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

That’s due to a couple of factors, according to Cassino and other experts.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

At the time of his death, he was working on an action movie, Cassino in Ischia.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

“It’s likely he’ll transition onto some new media platform or to start his own media platform,” said Cassino, author of “Fox News and American Politics: How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

How close the monks of Monte Cassino were allied to the Popes, everyone knows.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.