Balbo


Italo
[ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
Historical Examples

Balbo arranges these materials with sense and good feeling; though, as a writer, he is below his subject.
Dante. An essay. R. W. Church

At the close of 1848 Count Balbo resigned, and a new ministry was formed, in which Gioberti held a seat.
Builders of United Italy Rupert Sargent Holland

Balbo was an earnest student of history, and made history useful for politics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8 Various

Simul accepi a Seleuco tuo literas; statim qusivi e Balbo per codicillos quid esset in lege.
Dderlein’s Hand-book of Latin Synonymes Ludwig Dderlein

Balbo was called upon to form the first constitutional ministry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1 Various

Balbo and Rosmini visited him at Gaeta, to plead for the Constitution, but they obtained nothing.
The History of Freedom John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Perhaps the Count Balbo may have sometimes regretted that solemn vow, but he never betrayed repentance.
Gifts of Genius Various

noun
Italo (ˈitalo). 1896–1940, Italian Fascist politician and airman: minister of aviation (1929–33)

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