Fiume

[ fyoo-me ]

noun

1. Italian name of Rijeka.

Fiume

/ ˈfiuːme /

noun

1. the Italian name for Rijeka

Example Sentences

That included visits to curry restaurants in his home town, Walsall, and get togethers with former Slade guitarist Dave Hill at one of their favourite Italian restaurants - Fiume in Wolverhampton.

From BBC

Only the Duce himself, Matteotti and ultranationalist blowhard Gabriele D’Annunzio come across as three-dimensional characters — and D’Annunzio’s abortive military adventure in Fiume gets more space than anyone but the most ardent student of Italian history will care to read.

From Washington Post

Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi was born Sept. 29, 1934, in the Adriatic port of Fiume, Italy, where his father was a Hungarian diplomat.

From Washington Post

“He is a great Italian poet, and thanks to him Fiume returned to Italy,” she said, referring to its subsequent annexation by Mussolini.

From New York Times

On Sept. 12, 1919, 100 years to the day before his statue was unveiled, d’Annunzio led his company of black-clad rebel Italian soldiers and irregulars into the city of Fiume on the Adriatic coast.

From New York Times