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Definition of River Arno

1. Noun. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.

Lexicographical Neighbors of River Arno

Literary usage of River Arno

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Close by the Loggia is a narrow passageway, extending from the Palazzo Vecchio to the river Arno, between the parallel arms of the Uffizi Palace, ..."

2. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1899)
"Close by the Loggia is a narrow passageway, extending from the Palazzo Vecchio to the river Arno, between the parallel arms of the Uffizi Palace, ..."

3. Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni by Giovanni Villani (1897)
"In the morning, at the break of day, Metellus armed with all his people passing over the river Arno, began the battle against the ..."

4. Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the by Giovanni Villani (1906)
"In the morning, at the break of day, Metellus armed with all his people passing over the river Arno, began the battle against the ..."

5. The Standard American Encyclopedia of Arts, Sciences, History, Biography by John Clark Ridpath (1897)
"... river Arno, which intersects the city and is spanned by three noble bridges ; pop. 50341. Among its 80 churches, the most worthy of notice is the ..."

6. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1846)
"The road winds for its whole length along the valley of the river Arno, sometimes overhanging ... PISA, like Florence, lies on both »ides of the river Arno, ..."

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