Kobarid

American  

[kaw-bah-reed, koh-buh-reed] / ˈkɔ bɑˌrid, ˈkoʊ bəˌrid /

noun

1. a village in W Slovenia, formerly in Italy: defeat of the Italians by the Germans and Austrians 1917.

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Kobarid British  

/ ˈkəʊbəˌriːd, ˈkɔbaˌrid /

noun

1. Italian name: Caporetto.  a village in Slovenia on the Isonzo River: part of Italy until 1947; scene of the defeat of the Italians by Austro-German forces (1917)

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Example Sentences

The restaurant, in Kobarid near the Italian border, attracts food-lovers from around the world with quirky dishes such as pasta filled with suckling pig, fake guacamole of lovage and smoked egg, and fermented wild magnolia flowers.

From Reuters

And the foodie paradise of Kobarid is just 8km away.

From The Guardian

We scrambled over the Austrian military forts of Kluze and Hermann, and visited the Italian ossuary at Kobarid.

From Washington Post

Situated on the Italian-Slovenian border five miles from Kobarid, this welcoming restaurant serves hearty local specialties including homegrown lamb and mushroom-topped gnocchi.

From Washington Post

On a waterfall hike near Kobarid, we stopped to chat with a couple who were fishing a piece of driftwood out of the turquoise stream.

From Washington Post