Definition of River Adige

1. Noun. A river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea. "Verona is on the Adige"

Exact synonyms: Adige
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of River Adige

Ritesh
Ritgen's manoeuvre
Ritson
Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse-Manogian procedure
Ritter's law
Ritter's opening tetanus
Ritter-Rollet phenomenon
Ritual Decalogue
Ritz
Ritz's combination principle
Riva-Rocci sphygmomanometer
Rivas
Rivea corymbosa
River Acheron
River Adige (current term)
River Aire
River Arno
River Avon
River Cam
River Cocytus
River Kasai
River Lethe
River Plate
River Severn
River Styx
River Thames
River Trent
River Tyne
Rivera

Literary usage of River Adige

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Typographical Gazetteer by Henry Cotton (1831)
"Roveredo, a considerable town of the Austrian states in the Tyrol, seated near the left bank of the river Adige. An Italian work of Tartarotti, printed here ..."

2. Six Months on the Italian Front: From the Stelvio to the Adriatic, 1915-1916 by Julius Mendes Price (1917)
"... dummy fortress "—Wasted labour—Interesting incident —Excursion to Ala—Lunch to the correspondents —Ingenious ferry-boat on River Adige—The Valley of the ..."

3. A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is by Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress), John Knox (1767)
"... could be laid under water, cannot be determined, as the river Adige K fome feet lower than its area, and there are no traces of aqueducts n.'ar it. ..."

4. Romances and Narratives by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"... which he did by taking possession of the city of Mantua, and of most of the towns on that side, as far as the Lake De la Guarda and the river Adige. ..."

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