Caporetto
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Caporetto
(kapoˈretto)n
(Placename) the Italian name for Kobarid
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Ko•ba•rid
(ˈkoʊ bəˌrid)n.
a village in NW Yugoslavia, formerly in Italy: defeat of the Italians by the Germans and Austrians 1917. Italian, Caporetto.
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Noun | 1. | Caporetto - battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 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 |
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