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Abruzzi

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A·bruz·zi  (ä-brts, -brt-) also Abruzzi e Mo·li·se ( m-lz)
A region of central Italy bordering on the Adriatic Sea. Mostly mountainous, it includes Mount Corno, the highest peak of the Apennines.
Abruzzi (Italian) [aˈbruttsi], Abruzzo (Italian) [aˈbruttso]
n
(Placename) a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic: separated from the former administrative region Abruzzi e Molise in 1965. Capital: Aquila. Pop.: 1 279 016 (2000 est.). Area: 10 794 sq. km (4210 sq. miles)
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Noun1.AbruzziAbruzzi - a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
Abruzzi e Molise
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
Aquila degli Abruzzi, L'Aquila, Aquila - the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy


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