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River Adige

River Adige

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A river in northern Italy that flows past Verona to the Adriatic Sea
  • proper noun
: río Adige
  • The city of Verona is situated on the banks of the River Adige.

Examples

  • The River Adige is famous for its scenic beauty and vineyards along its course.

  • Flooding of the River Adige has historically posed challenges to local communities.

  • The River Adige flows through beautiful landscapes.

  • Have you ever visited the River Adige in Verona?

  • The River Adige is famous for its scenic beauty and vineyards along its course.

  • Flooding of the River Adige has historically posed challenges to local communities.

  • The city of Verona is situated on the banks of the River Adige.

Synonyms

Adige
vsRiver Adige
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A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea past Trento and Verona

gives the same river but only mentions Verona

Surface Forms

River Adige main

Morphology

river + Adige

This is fully compositional: the pattern 'River + proper name' directly denotes a specific river, so a learner who knows 'river' and recognizes 'Adige' as a name will infer it is a river in northern Italy. The naming convention is cross-linguistically common, so the overall meaning is immediately recoverable from the constituents.

Etymology

River Adige may come from the old Roman name 'Atesis', a word people used long ago for this river. That's why the name still refers to the long river that runs by Verona and flows to the sea.