Anzio

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A0357200 (ăn′zē-ō, än′tsyō) A town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea south-southeast of Rome. In World War II Allied troops landed at Anzio on January 22, 1944.

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(ˈænzɪˌəʊ; Italian ˈantsjo) n (Placename) a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop: 36 952 (2001)

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n. a port in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II. 27,094.

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Anzio - a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War IIItalia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

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(än`tsyō), Lat. Antium, town (1991 pop. 33,497), in Latium, central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a seaside resort with a fishing industry. A Volscian town, it was captured by Rome in 341 B.C. and became a favorite resort of the Romans. Nero and Caligula were born there; among the ruins of Nero's villa two famous statues, the Apollo Belvedere and the Girl of Anzio, were found. Anzio declined in the Middle Ages, but it revived c.1700 and became a residence of the popes. During World War II, Allied troops landed (Jan., 1944) at Anzio and nearby Nettuno to draw German forces from Cassino, thus effecting a breakthrough (May, 1944) to Rome.

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a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World War II. Pop.: 36 952 (2001)

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noun a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea

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