Pon·tine Marshes (p n t n, -t n) An area of central Italy between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apennine foothills. Formerly a malarial breeding ground, the land was drained during the 1930s to produce fertile farmland. |
Pontine Marshes [ˈpɒntaɪn]
pl n
(Placename) an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932-34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed Italian name Agro Pontino [ˈɑːgro ponˈtiːno]
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