Tiber
pronunciation
How to pronounce Tiber in British English:
UK [ˈtaibə]
How to pronounce Tiber in American English:
US [ˈtaɪbɚ]
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- Noun:
- a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea
Word Origin
- Tiber
- river through Rome, likely from Celtic dubro "river" (compare Dover). Related: Tiburtine.
Example
- 1. View of the tiber from the top of the castle .
- 2. Since 2006 , lovers have attached initialled locks to the post and then thrown the keys into the tiber river as a sign of their love .
- 3. Andy inglis , bp 's head of exploration and production , told the financial times that tiber " points to the longevity of the gulf of mexico as an area with significant productive potential " .
- 4. Added separately , in the early 1500s , were the bronze figures of romulus and remus , the twin founders of rome who legend says were abandoned on the tiber river 's banks and survived by being nursed by the she-wolf .
- 5. Situated on the river tiber , between the apennine mountains and the tyrrhenian sea , the " eternal city " was once the administrative center of the mighty roman empire , governing a vast region that stretched all the way from britain to mesopotamia .