Avlona

[av-loh-nuh]

noun

former name of Vlorë.

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So we were obliged to put in to Avlona harbour, deeply lamenting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
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On the 10th it was reported that they had taken Klisura, about thirty-five miles from Avlona, in the direction of Monastir.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)
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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
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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
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Regarding Epirus, we declared clearly that we have no designs upon Avlona.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine
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British Dictionary definitions for avlona

Avlona

noun

the ancient name for Vlorë

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Avlona

Examples from the Web for avlona

Historical Examples

So we were obliged to put in to Avlona harbour, deeply lamenting.

On the 10th it was reported that they had taken Klisura, about thirty-five miles from Avlona, in the direction of Monastir.

Avlona occupies an eminence near the Gulf of Avlona, an inlet of the Adriatic, almost surrounded by mountains.

Avlona played an important part in the wars between the Normans and the Byzantines, during the 11th and 12th centuries.

Regarding Epirus, we declared clearly that we have no designs upon Avlona.

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