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autostrada

[ aw-toh-strah-duh; Italian ou-taw-strah-dah ]

noun

plural autostradas, Italian autostrade
  1. (in Italy) a divided highway connecting major cities.


autostrada

/ ˈɔːəʊˌٰɑːə /

noun

  1. an Italian motorway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of autostrada1

1925–30; < Italian, equivalent to auto auto + strada road, highway ≪ Latin ( via ) ٰٲ; street
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of autostrada1

from Italian, from auto car + strada road
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Example Sentences

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Italian state radio said there were several injured in the accident on the A14 autostrada near Forli’, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeastern Italy.

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“I made the same mistake as soldiers who go to war voluntarily,” Mr. Saviano said, reflecting on life since “Gomorrah,” as we drove south at high speed along the A1 autostrada.

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The drink, for those who’ve never been in a road emergency on the Italian autostrada, might work as fuel for your Fiat in a pinch.

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Why it’s not famous today can be explained only by its obscure location, almost exactly halfway between Venice and Trieste several miles south of the autostrada.

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Here’s how it’s done: After the three-hour drive from Venice Marco Polo Airport toward Austria, pull off the autostrada into the inviting city of Bolzano.

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