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Ticino

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Ticino Lat. Ticinus, river, 154 mi (248 km) long, rising in Ticino canton, S Switzerland, and flowing generally S through Lago Maggiore into N Italy, joining the Po River below Pavia. In Switzerland, the Ticino is used to generate electricity. It provides irrigation in Italy; the important Cavour irrigation canal branches from the river. The Ticino River was the scene (218 BC) of Hannibal's victory over Scipio in the Second Punic War.

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Ticino

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Ticino (French and German: Tessin), Italy, Switzerland A tributary of the River Po rising in Switzerland and a canton in Switzerland named after the river. Its name is pre‐Latin in origin and may be linked to the old name for the Adige, Atesis, or with Tesino, a valley in Trentino. The Latin name for the river was Ticinus which gave its name to Ticinum, the original name for Pavia.

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