Campo Formio

[ kahm-paw fawr-myaw ]

noun

1. a village in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in NE Italy, NW of Trieste: treaty between Austria and France 1797.

Campo Formio

/ ˈkampo ˈfɔrmjo /

noun

1. a village in NE Italy, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia: scene of the signing of a treaty in 1797 that ended the war between revolutionary France and Austria Modern nameCampoformidokampoˈfɔrmido

Example Sentences

Dalmatia after 1797.—After the fall of the Venetian republic in 1797, the treaty of Campo Formio gave Dalmatia to Austria.

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The Directory, very jealous of Napoleon's popularity, yet impelled by the voice of the people, now prepared a triumphal festival for the delivery of the treaty of Campo Formio.

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The last conference between the negotiating parties was held at Campo Formio, a small village about ten miles east of the Tagliamento.

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The next day at five o'clock the treaty of Campo Formio was signed.

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I have the honor to deliver to you the treaty signed at Campo Formio, and ratified by the emperor.

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