foiba

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noun

A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.

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Meanings

nounfoiba (plural foibe)

plural foibe

  1. geographyA deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.

Origin

  1. Italianfoiba
  2. Englishfoiba

From Italian foiba. The term gained widespread use during and after World War II, when the Istrian foibe were used by Yugoslav Partisans as mass graves for local Italians. Doublet of fovea.

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