Abruzzi

American

[uh-broot-see, ah-broot-tsee] / əˈbrut si, ɑˈbrut tsi /

noun

Duke of the Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, 1873–1933, Italian naval officer, mountain climber, and Arctic explorer.

Abruzzi British

/ aˈbruttso, aˈbruttsi /

noun

a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic. Capital: Aquila. Pop: 1 273 284 (2003 est). Area: 10 794 sq km (4210 sq miles)

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A decade later, Sella reached new heights - both literally and artistically - on a 1909 expedition to K2 with the Duke of the Abruzzi.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Rudolph Phillip Lamone, son of Italian immigrant parents from Abruzzi, was born in Wellsburg, W.Va., on Dec. 20, 1931.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

The Abruzzi approach is the one used by the Italians in the first successful summit of K2 in 1954 and by far the most common way to finish K2.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2018

It was led by an Italian aristocrat, the Duke of Abruzzi, who named the highest point after Queen Margherita of Italy.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2018

“I would like you to see Abruzzi and visit my family at Capra- cotta,” said the priest.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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