Monte Cassino

American  

[mawn-te kahs-see-naw] / ˈmɔn tɛ kɑsˈsi nɔ /

noun

1. a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.

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Monte Cassino British  

/ ˈmonte kasˈsiːno, ˈmɒntɪ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a hill above Cassino in central Italy: site of intense battle during World War II: site of Benedictine monastery (530 _ad ), destroyed by Allied bombing in 1944, later restored

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Example Sentences

Allied soldiers described their shock at seeing Wojtek carrying artillery shells during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

He was addressing Polish troops in Krakow, in the south, to mark 80 years since the allied victory in the Battle of Monte Cassino against the Nazis, during World War II.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Each episode is titled for a location — Radom, Warsaw and Siberia, but also Casablanca, Monte Cassino and Rio de Janeiro.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Ralph would be killed in action in the battle of Monte Cassino in Italy in 1944, and would be a posthumous recipient of a Silver Star.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2018

Monte Cassino lay in ruins 140 years, during which time the great Order had its chief seat in Rome.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)