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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

Already in the latter days of November there had been rumors that Italy was landing an army of considerable size in Avlona, to assist the Serbians.

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

Apart from the landing of a number of troops at Avlona in Albania, Italy kept aloof.

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

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)

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

From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various

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