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Brindisi (brēn`dēzē), Latin Brundisium, city (1991 pop. 95,383), capital of Brindisi prov., in Apulia, S Italy. A modern port on the Adriatic Sea, it has been noted since ancient times for its traffic with Greece and the E Mediterranean. Manufactures include petrochemicals, plastics, and food products. Its excellent harbor was a Roman naval station, a chief embarkation point for the Crusaders (12th–13th cent.), and an important Italian naval base in World War I. One of the two columns marking the terminus of the Appian Way still stands; Brindisi also has Romanesque churches, a fine cloister, and a castle built (13th cent.) by Emperor Frederick II.
Brindisi a port in SE Italy, in SE Apulia: important naval base in Roman times and a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. Pop.: 89 081 (2001) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The urgently needed goods including generators, tents, plastic rolls, and jerry cans, arrived on an Airbus 300 from Brindisi, Italy, at Chaklala Military Air Base Islamabad this morning, says a press release here on Saturday. The urgently needed goods including generators, tents, plastic rolls, and jerry cans, arrived on an Airbus 300 from Brindisi, Italy, at Chaklala Military Air Base Islamabad this morning, and were officially handed to the UNHCR by the Italian government. Prouty and her husband Dwayne Prouty of Thompson, Connecticut; two brothers, Ignazio Colletta and Leonardo Colletta of Vieste, Italy; four sisters, Lucia Esposito, and Antonia Olivieri of Vieste, Italy, Francesca Grillo of Brindisi, Italy, and Carmella Scattino of Worcester; nine grandchildren, Matthew, Stephen, Daniel, Michael, Jillian, Christopher, Dylan, Sophia, and Nicholas; many nieces and nephews. |
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