Abruzzi
Definition
A historical and alternative plural name previously used for the current Abruzzo administrative region in central Italy, located east of Rome, between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic coast; it is renowned for its vast national parks, the Gran Sasso mountain massif, and its untouched medieval heritage.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Abruzzi
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, historically treated as plural but often integrated as an invariable geographical name in modern foreign contexts. |
| Formation | Borrowed directly from Italian 'Abruzzi', which represented the historical plural designating the multiple sub-provinces of the realm. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [e.ˈbrot.tsi] |
| Source | Official Gazetteers of World Toponyms / International Geographical Indexes |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În secolul al XIX-lea, regiunea Abruzzi era adesea descrisă de călători ca o zonă sălbatică, dominată de păstori și fortărețe izolate.
EN: In the 19th century, the Abruzzi region was often described by travelers as a wild area dominated by shepherds and isolated fortresses.
RO: Parcul Național din Abruzzi adăpostește unele dintre ultimele populații mari de urși bruni marsicani din Europa de Sud.
EN: The National Park of Abruzzi shelters some of the last large populations of Marsican brown bears in Southern Europe.
RO: Geograful a arătat pe hartă cum vechea provincie Abruzzi a fost reorganizată administrativ în epoca modernă sub numele unic de Abruzzo.
EN: The geographer showed on the map how the old province of Abruzzi was administratively reorganized in the modern era under the single name of Abruzzo.
Idioms & Phrases
Munții Abruzzi / Abruzzi Apennines / Abruzzi Mountains
RO: Secțiunea muntoasă centrală din lanțul Apeninilor caracterizată prin cele mai mari altitudini din peninsulă.
EN: The central mountainous section of the Apennine range characterized by the highest altitudes on the peninsula.
Prințul de Abruzzi / Prince of the Abruzzi
RO: Titlu nobiliar istoric italian faimos purtat de Luigi Amedeo de Savoia, un cunoscut explorator și alpinist de la începutul secolului XX.
EN: Famous historical Italian noble title borne by Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, a well-known explorer and mountaineer of the early 20th century.
Parcul Național Abruzzi / Abruzzi National Park
RO: Una dintre cele mai vechi și importante arii protejate din Italia, înființată pentru conservarea faunei montane specifice.
EN: One of the oldest and most important protected areas in Italy, established for the conservation of specific mountain fauna.
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