Brindisi

//ˈbrɪndɪzi// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drinking song in which each person is toasted.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city in Apulia, Italy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"According to the timetable we're supposed to arrive at Brindisi at 9:30."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian brindisi.

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