Brenner

Austrian-Italian passage

Brenner is a surname of German origin, originally denoting someone who cleared land by burning or worked with distillation.

The Brenner Pass is an Alpine crossing between Austria and Italy, historically one of the most important routes through the Alps: They drove through the Brenner on their way to Venice.

alpine-pass

Alps

European mountain system

AustriaCentral European alpine republic
ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region

mountain · crossing · border · Innsbruck · transalpine · route · elevation · tunnel · autobahn · highway

surname

German

Central European language

JewishOf a Semitic people
AshkenaziJews of European descent
heritageInherited cultural legacy

genealogy · family · lineage · ancestry · distiller · occupational · European · immigrant · Ellis Island · diaspora

historical-route

Roman

Of ancient Italy's capital

tradeExchange of commodities
medievalOf the Middle Ages
merchantsThose who conduct commerce

pilgrims · Hannibal · commerce · caravan · antiquity · conquest · migration · Habsburg · passage · strategic

Opposites

alpine crossing method

BrennerChannel Tunnel

Undersea rail link connecting nations

tunnel

Family

burn, burning, burned, burnt, burner, burners, burnish

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G