Aventine

[ av-uhn-tahyn, -tin ]

noun

1. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Aventine.

Aventine

/ -tɪn; ˈævɪnˌtaɪn /

noun

1. one of the seven hills on which Rome was built

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aventine¹

1615–25; < Latin Aventīnus ( mōns ) the Aventine (hill)

Example Sentences

The latest casualty: Illinois-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 last week.

From The Daily Beast

On the journey homeward he passed Mount Aventine, where the giant Cacus lived in a rocky cave.

From Project Gutenberg

The man in the little hut on the Aventine had shown him the way how to lay down his burden of weakness and of sin.

From Project Gutenberg

Such was the condition of the circle on the Aventine, when a great event happened in Rome.

From Project Gutenberg

Incidents of a more exciting character broke now and then the calm of life in the palace on the Aventine.

From Project Gutenberg

But her pleasant memory lingers on the leafy crest of the Aventine where she lived, and where the church of Sta.

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