Cassino

American  

[kuh-see-noh, kahs-see-naw] / kəˈsi noʊ, kɑsˈsi nɔ /

noun

1. a town in SE Latium, in central Italy, NNW of Naples: site of Monte Cassino.

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Cassino ¹ British  

/ kasˈsiːno /

noun

1. Latin name: Casinum.  a town in central Italy, in Latium at the foot of Monte Cassino: an ancient Volscian (and later Roman) town and citadel. Pop: 32 762 (2001)

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cassino ² British  

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a card game for two to four players in which players pair cards from their hands with others exposed on the table

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Example Sentences

Allied soldiers described their shock at seeing Wojtek carrying artillery shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

Sometimes remembered as the "D-Day Dodgers", in reference to their role away from Normandy, men in Italy faced brutal conditions as they battled to take Monte Cassino and dislodge enemy soldiers.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

“They’re already assuming he’s toast,” said Daniel Cassino, executive director of the Fairleigh Dickinson University poll.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Cassino also predicted that Fox will suffer only a temporary loss of viewers from Carlson’s coveted 8 p.m. time slot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Originally the schools in connection with the school of medicine were founded from the great Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino not far away.

From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.