D'Annunzio

American  

[duh-noon-see-oh, dahn-noon-tsyaw] / dəˈnʊn siˌoʊ, dɑnˈnun tsjɔ /

noun

1. Gabriele Duca Minimo, 1863–1938, Italian soldier, novelist, and poet.

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D'Annunzio British  

/ danˈnuntsjo /

noun

1. Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)

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Example Sentences

In 1919, Mario Buccellati, a goldsmith from Ancona, Italy, opened his first boutique, attracting aesthetes like the poet-nationalist Gabriele D’Annunzio.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

D’Annunzio said he first came across the name of the supposed whistleblower in a Gateway Pundit article.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2019

D’Annunzio — a legendary womanizer and decadent — was one of the most colorful of all Europeans, and his peculiar interpretation of Nietzschean values has become a permanent challenge to liberal democracy.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2017

But D’Annunzio and Messa, who would share the $946,000 judgment with Wilson’s family, say the order simply compensates them for their time, and does not include punitive damages.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2015

D'Annunzio, although well over fifty years of age, and in most countries judged too old for actual warfare, has been one of Italy's most daring fighters.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez