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Torre del Greco

American  
[tawr-re del gre-kaw] / ˈtɔr rɛ dɛl ˈgrɛ kɔ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Italy, near Naples.


Torre del Greco British  
/ ˈtorre del ˈɡrɛːko /

noun

  1. a city in SW Italy, in Campania near Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples: damaged several times by eruptions. Pop: 90 607 (2001)

"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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“It’s a miracle, really a miracle,” Torre del Greco Mayor Luigi Mennella told state TV.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2023

A disease which attacks the crops of cauliflower around Resina and at Torre del Greco, near Naples.

From The Cauliflower by A. A. (Arthur Alger) Crozier

Amongst the many classes of toilers with which populous Torre del Greco abounds, that of the coral-fishers is perhaps the most interesting.

From The Naples Riviera by Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp) Vaughan

The Cardinal Archbishop of Naples was at Torre del Greco on that fateful morning.

From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway

I wish to avoid an unpleasant engagement, and shall drive to Torre del Greco, returning in time to meet you at the steamer instead of at this house.

From Infelice by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

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