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ABRUZZI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abruzzi mean?
• ABRUZZI (noun)
The noun ABRUZZI has 1 sense:
1. a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
Familiarity information: ABRUZZI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Abruzzi; Abruzzi e Molise
Instance hypernyms:
Italian region (Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes)
Meronyms (parts of "Abruzzi"):
Aquila; Aquila degli Abruzzi; L'Aquila (the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy)
Holonyms ("Abruzzi" is a part of...):
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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