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Bari

Bari

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Capital city of the Apulia region in southeast Italy on the Adriatic coast
  • proper noun
: Bari
  • Francesca sits at the outdoor cafe in Bari with shopping bags around her feet.
  • the siege of Bari
  • Bari, Italy

You have plans like Antonelli's plan for Torino, Trotti's plan for Bari.

Examples

  • I flew to Amsterdam, then to Rome, and then again to Bari, in a rickety Fokker 27 that actually shook.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Ceglie del Campo is located in the heart of Apulia, very close to Bari.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The next ferry to Bari, ltaly leaves in eight minutes.

    Cat Run (2011)

  • This is the last call for the ferry to Bari, ltaly, leaving in eight minutes.

    Cat Run (2011)

  • Dr. Otranto is a full professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Italy.

    Academic text (2013)

  • I'm going to be going to Venice, Rome, like the Almafi coast, the Capri, Pompeii, Bari, and then moving on to Greece.

  • The next ferry to Bari, Italy leaves in eight minutes.

  • I flew to Amsterdam, then to Rome, and then again to Bari, in a rickety Fokker 27 that actually shook.

  • Some of us set out for liberated Italy, reaching Bari in January 1944.

Surface Forms

Bari main

Etymology

Bari comes from the older Latin name Barium, which probably came from an even older local word meaning 'coast' or 'harbour'. So, the name fits today because Bari is a busy port city on the Adriatic Sea.