Avlona

/ (ævˈləʊnə) /

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noun

the ancient name for Vlorë

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Words nearby Avlona

Avis, aviso, avitaminosis, Aviv, avizandum, Avlona, AVM, avn., A-V node, avo, avocado

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How to use Avlona in a sentence

Avlona occupies an eminence near the Gulf of Avlona, an inlet of the Adriatic, almost surrounded by mountains.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Avlona played an important part in the wars between the Normans and the Byzantines, during the 11th and 12th centuries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Regarding Epirus, we declared clearly that we have no designs upon Avlona.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine|New York Times
With Saseno under the control of a foreign power, the possessor of Avlona could never make the town into a place of arms.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine|New York Times

So we were obliged to put in to Avlona harbour, deeply lamenting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845|Various