Barletta

[ bahr-let-uh ]

/ bɑrˈlɛt ə /

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noun

a city in Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

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How to use Barletta in a sentence

Not to mention a number of candidates who have already thrown their hats in the ring with Barletta, including Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale and conservative activist Charlie Gerow.
The Governor And House Primary Races We’re Watching So Far|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Barletta ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2018, but he’s built a reputation as a bit of a conservative folk hero for trying to take on illegal immigration while he was mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
The Governor And House Primary Races We’re Watching So Far|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The law was ultimately struck down, but Barletta tried to penalize businesses and landlords who hired or rented to immigrants who had illegally entered the country.
The Governor And House Primary Races We’re Watching So Far|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
“This is another amnesty bill that Americans cannot afford,” said Barletta.
Culture Warriors Gearing Up for New Battle Against Immigration Reform|David Freedlander|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“This will be the end of the Republican Party if it passes,” GOP Rep. Lou Barletta told The Daily Beast earlier.
President Obama Embraces the Senate’s Bipartisan Immigration Plan|Howard Kurtz|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania meets the same three criteria.
Premature Celebration Follows Democratic Victory in New York State|Michael Tomasky|May 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At the outset, events like the challenge of Barletta may make us doubt whether we have yet quite left behind the Middle Ages.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske
The scene of the story is laid in the little town of Barletta, on the Adriatic coast, in the present kingdom of Naples.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 23, September, 1859|Various
When he arrived at Nocera, he began to assemble the militia, with intent to form a camp at Barletta.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
De Nittis was born in 1846 at Barletta, near Naples, in poor circumstances.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for Barletta

Barletta

/ (Italian barˈletta) /

noun

a port in SE Italy, in Apulia. Pop: 92 094 (2001)

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