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Brindisi

[brin-duh-zee, breen-dee-zee]

noun

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



Brindisi

/ ˈbrindizi /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Brundisiuma 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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He said the Wizz Air plane was diverted to Brindisi Airport, in southern Italy, so the 38-year-old woman and her child could be taken to hospital.

From BBC

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.

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

The decision of the Lecce court came after a judge in Brindisi, Italy, questioned Haggis’ accuser in early July and then overturned the director’s house arrest.

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

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