Abruzzi

[ uh-broot-see; Italian ah-broot-tsee ]

/ əˈbrut si; Italian ɑˈbrut tsi /

Duke of thePrince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta,1873–1933, Italian naval officer, mountain climber, and Arctic explorer.

Example sentences from the Web for abruzzi

They are a nation's playground and health resort; and one of these times will come a Peary or an Abruzzi discovering them.

Through Our Unknown Southwest |Agnes C. Laut
The Duke of the Abruzzi is as good an example of this type as I know.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Then, across the gulf, are the bold outlines and snowy peaks of the Abruzzi, recalling Albanian ranges.

New Italian sketches |John Addington Symonds
Capistrano, John of, a revival preacher in the Abruzzi, 502.

A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) |Thomas M. Lindsay

Murat had intended to give Rome a wide berth, stealing around it by the Abruzzi.

Romance of Roman Villas |Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney

Abruzzi

/ (Italian aˈbruttsi) /

a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic. Capital: Aquila. Pop: 1 273 284 (2003 est). Area: 10 794 sq km (4210 sq miles)