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Taranto

[ tah-rahn-taw; English tahr-uhn-toh, tar-, tuh-ran-toh ]

noun

  1. Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
  2. Gulf of, an arm of the Ionian Sea, in S Italy. 85 miles (137 km) long.


Taranto

/ ˈtaːranto; təˈræntəʊ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): the chief city of Magna Graecia; taken by the Romans in 272 bc . Pop: 202 033 (2001) Latin nameTarentum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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