Pontine Marshes

plural noun

1. an area in W Italy, SE of Rome: formerly marshy, now drained.

Pontine Marshes

/ ˈpɒntaɪn /

plural noun

1. Italian name: Agro Pontino. an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 _bc had failed