Anzio

American  

[an-zee-oh, ahn-tsyaw] / ˈæn ziˌoʊ, ˈɑn tsyɔ /

noun

1. a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.

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Anzio British  

/ ˈænzɪˌəʊ, ˈantsjo /

noun

1. a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop: 36 952 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Mr Nixon enrolled in the Army aged 19 and after six weeks' basic training in King's Lynn, Norfolk, went on to fight in Africa and during the Battle of Anzio.

From BBC

"We moved on to mainland Italy where I fired my first shots in anger, or more likely fear, in the Battle of Anzio," he said.

From BBC

Serving in the 45th Infantry Division during World War II, Colonel Barfoot, then a technical sergeant, took part in the Battle of Anzio in Italy.

From New York Times

Underscoring fears over the growing reach of organised crime, the Italian government on Tuesday dissolved the municipal council in the town of Anzio, just south of Rome, saying it had been infiltrated by the mafia.

From Reuters

His father — who had earlier changed his name from Kreponitsky — worked in sales and named Michael after a brother who died in Anzio, Italy, in World War II. His mother was a shipping clerk.

From Washington Post