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Avlona

British  
/ ævˈləʊnə /

noun

  1. the ancient name for Vlorë

"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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The Avlona detention center holds nearly 300 young men aged 18-21, and sometimes up to 25.

From Washington Times Feb. 18, 2021

There are salines at Avlona and other places on the coast.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The final result was that the only position held by Italian troops in the Balkans was Avlona in Albania.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan

Even before Italy entered the war on the side of France and England, her government, fearing the Austrians, had sent Italian troops to seize Avlona.

From The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe by Bénézet, Louis Paul

The serious offensive was towards Monastir, and the lion's part was played by the Serbian army with assistance from the French and a moderate Russian contingent; Italians from Avlona also fought occasionally.

From A Short History of the Great War by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

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