Caporetto

American

[kap-uh-ret-oh, kah-paw-ret-taw] / ˌkæp əˈrɛt oʊ, ˌkɑ pɔˈrɛt tɔ /

noun

Italian name of Kobarid.

Caporetto British

/ kapoˈretto /

noun

the Italian name for Kobarid

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Caporetto

“It is sport’s Battle of Caporetto, Italy’s Vietnam,” wrote Emanuela Audisio in La Repubblica before the game.

From The Guardian ● May 21, 2018

He was forced to resign the following year after the great defeat at Caporetto.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, to them I will say that I have with me now five veterans of Caporetto awaiting passage to join Graziani in Libya.

From Time Magazine Archive

The heroes of Caporetto and of Guadalajara showed in Greece that they had not changed.

From Time Magazine Archive

I said I didn’t but that some of the other cars were at Caporetto.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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