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C0142400 (kə-sē′nō, käs-) A town of central Italy in the Apennines northwest of Naples. In World War II the town and nearby Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino were reduced to rubble during fierce German-Allied fighting (February-May 1944).

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C0142400 (kə-sē′nō)n. Variant of casino..

cassino

(kəˈsiːnəʊ) or

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n (Card Games) a card game for two to four players in which players pair cards from their hands with others exposed on the table

Cassino

(Italian kasˈsiːno) n (Placename) a town in central Italy, in Latium at the foot of Monte Cassino: an ancient Volscian (and later Roman) town and citadel. Pop: 32 762 (2001). Latin name: Casinum

cas•si•no

(kəˈsi noʊ)

n., pl. -nos. casino (def. 3).

Cas•si•no

(kəˈsi noʊ)

n. a town in SE Latium, in central Italy, NNW of Naples. 26,300.

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cassino - a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the handcasinocard game, cards - a game played with playing cardsroyal casino - a form of casino in which face cards have extra point valuesspade casino - a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point

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. 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa.
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Cassino

(käs-sē`nō), town (1991 pop. 32,787), in Latium, central Italy, in the Apennines, on the Rapido River. It is a commercial and agricultural center, and the site of a Fiat auto assembly plant. The peace between Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX was signed there in 1230. During World War II (late 1943) the town and the nearby Benedictine abbey of Monte CassinoMonte Cassino
, monastery, in Latium, central Italy, E of the Rapido River. Situated on a hill (1,674 ft/510 m) overlooking Cassino, it was founded c.529 by St. Benedict of Nursia, whose rule became that of all Benedictine houses in the world.
..... Click the link for more information. were strongly defended by Germans blocking the Allied advance on Rome. After five months of concentrated ground attacks and attempts to divert German troops by landings at AnzioAnzio
, 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.
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, town (1991 pop. 33,827), in Latium, central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an agricultural center and a seaside resort. With nearby Anzio it was the site of an Allied landing (Jan. 22, 1944) in World War II.
..... Click the link for more information. , the Allies finally captured the German positions in May, 1944. Cassino was reduced to rubble but was largely rebuilt. Of note is the cathedral (18th cent., rebuilt after 1944), which contains the alleged remains of St. Benedict and his sister St. Scholastica. Until 1871, Cassino was called San Germano.

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noun a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand

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