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Definition of Adige

1. Noun. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea. "Verona is on the Adige"

Definition of Adige

1. Proper noun. A river in South Tyrol. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adige

Literary usage of Adige

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

1. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"Bonaparte might, .indeed, have avoided the obstacle of Arcole by throwing his bridge over the Adige, a little below Ronco, that is, ..."

2. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"Laudon retired with six iwi, is9. thousand men to Roveredo, from whence he was soon 288™!»6. after driven, and fell back to Pietra, overhanging the Adige.1 ..."

3. The Decline of the Roman Republic by George Long (1866)
"It appears that the retreat from the valley of the Adige took place in BC 102, for according to Plutarch's narrative Marius received intelligence of the ..."

4. Italy's Great War and Her National Aspirations by Mario Alberti, Carlo Corsi, Attilio Tamaro, Ettore Tolomei (1917)
"THE TRENTINO AND UPPER Adige. Every educated man, having learned at school that the clearly circumscribed Italian Peninsula is bounded by the Alps and the ..."

5. History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of by Archibald Alison (1859)
"The importance and vast strength of the line of the Adige was now apparent ... It was impossible to force the line of the Adige between Peschiera and Mantua ..."

6. Memoirs of the History of France During the Reign of Napoleon by Napoleon, Gaspard Gourgaud, Charles Jean Tristan Montholon (1823)
"I. The army quits its cantonments to take.up the line of the Adige.—II. Revolt of Pavia (May 24).—III. Taking and sack of Pavia (May 26).—IV. ..."

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