Trasimeno

[ trah-zee-me-naw ]

noun

1. a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Or, you could head about 300 miles south to Lake Trasimeno.

From Washington Post

Italy’s civil protection authority said more than 4,500 people had been moved to hotels on the Adriatic Coast and around Lake Trasimeno, close to the university city of Perugia.

From Washington Post

Italy's civil protection authority said more than 4,500 people had been moved to hotels on the Adriatic Coast and around Lake Trasimeno, close to the university city of Perugia.

From Reuters

The bean is believed to have been cultivated near Lake Trasimeno by the anceint Romans or Etruscans.

From New York Times

The background stretches away into a charming distant landscape, in which is a lake, not unlike Trasimeno, and sloping hills, on which scenes of pastoral life are taking place.

From Project Gutenberg