Gabrovizza (

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) or Gabrovec ( Slovene) is a ''village'' in the Comune of Sgonico/Zgonik (

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) in the Italian region

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, located about 10 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of

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, on the border with

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''Gabrovec'' in Slovene means ''

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'' (European hop-hornbeam) or in general ''bush'' or ''tree''.

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