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Isonzo

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[ee-zawn-tsaw] / iˈzɔn tsɔ /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.


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The country north of Trieste undoubtedly is Slovene as far west as the Isonzo.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1917 Rommel distinguished himself against the Italians at the Isonzo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later, when Broedlow calmly shifted his troops east of the Isonzo River, the Yugoslavs asked how come the Yanks were penetrating "Yugoslav territory."

From Time Magazine Archive

We were at the headwaters of the Isonzo in the southeastern Alps.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Italians had been locked in futile combat along the Isonzo River in Austria since the summer of 1915, fighting a succession of inconclusive battles.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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