Ticino meaning

tĭ-chēnō
A river, about 248 km (154 mi) long, of southern Switzerland and northern Italy flowing generally southward to the Po River. Hannibal defeated the Romans along the banks of the river in 218 bc .
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(place) Canton of S Switzerland, on the Italian border: 1,086 sq mi (2,813 sq km)
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(place) River flowing from this canton south into the Po River: c. 160 mi (257 km)
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Ticino Sentence Examples

  • On the outbreak of war in 1859 he was placed in command of the Alpine infantry, defeating the Austrians at Casale on the 8th of May, crossing the Ticino on the 23rd of May, and, after a series of victorious fights, liberating Alpine territory as far as the frontier of Tirol.

  • Of these the Ticino itself has its source about 10 m.

  • Canals lead from Milan to the Ticino, Adda and P0.

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