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To: Verginius Rufus
Traveling around Italy by train I'm always amazed at how many places are named Sottopassaggio. Every train station seems to have one nearby.

Isn't that just the word for "underpass", which would naturally be found near a train station or roadways? Or are you saying it is the name of a town?

41 posted on 01/26/2023 7:07:13 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("There is no good government at all & none possible."--Mark Twain)
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To: Albion Wilde

Yes, it means underpass. Many train stations make you use an underpass to get from your train to the station. There are exceptions (Rome, Trieste, Milano Centrale). I was just joking.


42 posted on 01/27/2023 6:17:50 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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