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caduto

fallen

adjective noun kah-DOO-toh Rare
People & Society Military

Also means

killed in war

Usage Note

Caduto is the past participle of cadere (to fall), used as an adjective ('fallen') or as a noun meaning a soldier killed in action — i caduti della Prima Guerra Mondiale (the fallen of World War One). In this memorial sense it is almost always plural and masculine. As an adjective it agrees normally: caduta, caduti, cadute.

Examples

"Il monumento ricorda i caduti della seconda guerra mondiale."

Natural Translation

The monument commemorates the fallen of World War Two.

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