Fiume
Americannoun
noun
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Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi was born Sept. 29, 1934, in the Adriatic port of Fiume, Italy, where his father was a Hungarian diplomat.
From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2021
“Every once in a while,” Ms. Fiume said, “the kids would come in and another baby mouse would be missing.”
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016
His original factory at Fiume continued to take orders from navies all over the world.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2014
But it has been contradicted by the 700 documents found in Rijeka's state archives by Centro Primo Levi's researchers who were originally investigating why Fiume had been such a breeding ground for fascism.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2013
During the voyage from Triest or Fiume to the extreme south of the country, the ship, often for many hours, seems to be traveling over a series of lakes.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)
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