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Brindisi

American  
[brin-duh-zee, breen-dee-zee] / ˈbrɪn dəˌzi, ˈbrin di zi /

noun

  1. an Adriatic seaport in SE Apulia, in SE Italy: important Roman city and naval station.


Brindisi British  
/ ˈbrindizi /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Brundisium. a port in SE Italy, in SE Apulia: important naval base in Roman times and a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. Pop: 89 081 (2001)

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Earlier research on the vessel's ballast pointed to Brundisium - today Brindisi - on the south-eastern coast of Italy as the place where the ship was built.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

On the campaign’s website, an automatic translator turned Brindisi, a southern Italian port town, into its literal English definition: “Toast,” according to Matteo Flora, a professor at the University of Pavia.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023

Running southeast to Brindisi, the 360-mile road was begun in 312 to connect Rome to the eastern reaches of its empire.

From National Geographic ● Apr. 15, 2023

Haggis goes before a judge in Brindisi, Italy, as the case is investigated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

The influence of St Mark’s in this respect extended far and wide on the east coast of Italy; and at Pomposa, Ancona, and as far south as Brindisi, Byzantine details can be traced everywhere.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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