Volturno

American  

[vawl-toor-naw] / vɔlˈtur nɔ /

noun

1. a river in S central Italy, flowing from the Apennines into the Tyrrhenian Sea. 110 miles (175 km) long.

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Volturno British  

/ volˈturno /

noun

1. a river in S central Italy, flowing southeast and southwest to the Tyrrhenian Sea: scene of a battle (1860) during the wars for Italian unity, in which Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitans; German line of defence during World War II. Length: 175 km (109 miles)

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Example Sentences

The 40-year-old Kouassi, on the other hand, has continued his work as a cultural mediator in the city of Castel Volturno, near Naples, helping immigrants get work papers and health care.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In Castel Volturno, a city with an official population of around 26,000, there are estimates of 10,000 to 20,000.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2020

First, he grooms dogs, in the town of Castel Volturno, thirty miles up the coast from Naples.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 12, 2019

Many of the trafficked Nigerian women end up in Castel Volturno, outside Naples, known as the most lawless part of Italy.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2018

On the 1st of October Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan troops on the Volturno, and Gaeta alone, where King Francis of Naples had retired, still held out.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various