Littoria

/ litˈtɔːrja /

noun

1. the former name (until 1947) of Latina

Example Sentences

When it was inaugurated in 1932, the city of Latina was called Littoria, a reference to the “lictors” or Roman troops who carried bundles of rods, or fasces, a symbol of authority and order that gave the Fascist party its name.

From New York Times

There to confirm this news was suave Colonel Carlo Pezzani, adviser to the Balbo flight five years ago, now Ala Littoria operations chief.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he asked the customs inspector at the Littoria airport to exchange dollars, the inspector regretted that he could give only the official exchange of 220 lire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nothing which ex-Soldier Adolf Hitler is being shown in Italy this week by ex- Soldier Benito Mussolini outranks in social significance the Province of Littoria, reclaimed since 1931 from the noxious swamplands of the Pontine Marshes by Italian ex-soldiers for themselves and their families.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bronzed peasants of the Province of Littoria, every man an ex-soldier, shouted rustic greetings to the Dictator as he pulled up his car, jumped out.

From Time Magazine Archive