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Piave
[ pyah-ve ]
noun
- a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
Piave
/ ˈᲹː /
noun
- a river in NE Italy, rising near the border with Austria and flowing south and southeast to the Adriatic: the main line of Italian defence during World War I. Length: 220 km (137 miles)
Example Sentences
The Italians finally managed to regroup eighty miles to the rear along the Piave River, but the Italian army, like the French, would not return to the offensive until the following year.
For one epic, all-in-one spread, buy the "Best of Italy Cheese & Meat Variety Box," which is a whopping 4.75 pounds and includes aged piave, pecorino with truffle, caciotta, and Ubriaco Al Cabernet, all for $64.99.
The Columbus Piave Club, an Italian American social group, posted pictures of the statue removal on its Facebook page Wednesday and demanded that the plaque it had purchased for the mantle be returned, along with the $200 the club paid to lay a wreath at the statue’s feet on Columbus Day each year.
The Columbus City Council expressed its "sincere respect and thanks" to the city of Genoa, Italy that gifted the statue in 1955, but the Columbus Piave Club found the sentiments of diversity and inclusion "ironic" because the Italian community was "COMPLETELY locked out" of the conversation surrounding the statue's removal.
The Columbus Piave Club, however, said it found the sentiments of diversity and inclusion “ironic,” saying the club, which celebrates Italian heritage, had been “COMPLETELY locked out” of the conversation surrounding the statue’s removal.
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