a hill above Cassino in central Italy: site of intense battle during World War II: site of Benedictine monastery (530 ad), destroyed by Allied bombing in 1944, later restored
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Mon•te Cas•si•no
(môn′te käs sē′nô),USA pronunciation
- Religiona monastery at Cassino, Italy: foundeda.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
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