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Civitavecchia

American  
[chee-vee-tah-vek-kyah] / ˌtʃi vi tɑˈvɛk kyɑ /

noun

  1. a city on the Tyrrhenian Sea in W central Italy: chief port of Rome.


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The ship is now making its way towards Civitavecchia port in Italy.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Eugenio Scalfari was born on April 6, 1924, in Civitavecchia, a port city north of Rome.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2022

Mr. Scalfari was born April 6, 1924, in Civitavecchia, a coastal city near Rome.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

This year, Francis went to a prison in the port city of Civitavecchia, northwest of Rome on the Mediterranean coast.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2022

Don Giovanni left Rome, August 4, 1493, to board a Spanish galley in Civitavecchia.

From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand