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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Wojtek was adopted by the Polish army and is said to have helped carry ammunition during the Battle of Monte Cassino.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2022

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

The great organizer of western monasticism was Benedict, who lived in the early sixth century, and founded the monastery at Monte Cassino about 520 A. D.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

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