Pontine Marshes
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Pon·tine Marshes
(pŏn′tēn, -tīn) 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.
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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
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Pon′tine Marsh′es
(ˈpɒn tin, -taɪn)n.
an area in W Italy, SE of Rome: formerly marshy, now drained.
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