autostrada

[ aw-toh-strah-duh; Italian ou-taw-strah-dah ]

noun,plural au·to·stra·das, Italian au·to·stra·de

[ou-taw-strah-de]. /ˌaʊ tɔˈstrɑ dɛ/.

(in Italy) a divided highway connecting major cities.

Origin of autostrada

1925–30; <Italian, equivalent to autoauto + strada road, highway ≪ Latin (via) strāta;see street

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British Dictionary definitions for autostrada

autostrada

/ (ˈɔːtəʊˌstrɑːdə) /

noun

an Italian motorway

Origin of autostrada

from Italian, from auto car + strada road

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