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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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Along the Isonzo, every cluster of peasant houses sported a half-dozen flags, both Italian and Yugoslav.

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

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

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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