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アッピア街道 (アッピアかいどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アッピア街かい道どう

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Meanings

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Appian Way

Refers to the ancient Roman road. Used as a proper noun in historical or travel contexts.

アッピア街かい道どうは古こ代だいローマの重じゅう要ような道どう路ろだった。

The Appian Way was an important road in ancient Rome.

Kanji

街boulevard, street, town
道road-way, street, district

Etymology

From Italian 'Via Appia' (Latin 'Via Appia'), named after the Roman censor Appius Claudius Caecus. The Japanese form uses katakana for the foreign name and 街道 for 'highway'.