Aventine

[ av-uhn-tahyn, -tin ]

/ ˈæv ənˌtaɪn, -tɪn /

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noun

one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

adjective

of or relating to the Aventine.

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Origin of Aventine

1615–25; <Latin Aventīnus (mōns) the Aventine (hill)

Words nearby Aventine

avenaceous, avenge, avenger, avens, aventail, Aventine, aventurine, avenue, Avenzoar, aver, average

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How to use Aventine in a sentence

The latest casualty: Illinois-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 last week.
Wesley Clark's Folly|Robert Bryce|April 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On the journey homeward he passed Mount Aventine, where the giant Cacus lived in a rocky cave.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
The man in the little hut on the Aventine had shown him the way how to lay down his burden of weakness and of sin.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Such was the condition of the circle on the Aventine, when a great event happened in Rome.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Incidents of a more exciting character broke now and then the calm of life in the palace on the Aventine.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
But her pleasant memory lingers on the leafy crest of the Aventine where she lived, and where the church of Sta.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for Aventine

Aventine

/ (ˈævɪnˌtaɪn, -tɪn) /

noun

one of the seven hills on which Rome was built

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