adriatico

Adriatic

adjective ah-dree-AH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'Hadriaticum', named after the ancient city of Hadria (modern Atri).

Usage Note

Adriatico refers to anything relating to the Adriatic Sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. As a noun, il mare Adriatico is often shortened to l'Adriatico. It is capitalized when used as a proper noun but lowercase as a common adjective: le coste adriatiche (the Adriatic coasts).

Examples

"Le spiagge adriatiche sono molto popolari."

Natural Translation

The Adriatic beaches are very popular.

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