Crotone

American  

[kruh-toh-nee, kraw-taw-ne] / krəˈtoʊ ni, krɔˈtɔ nɛ /

noun

1. a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.

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Crotone British  

/ kroˈtoːne /

noun

1. a town in S Italy, on the coast of Calabria: founded in about 700 _bc by the Achaeans; chemical works and zinc-smelting. Pop: 60 010 (2001)

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Crotone

On Sunday, hundreds of people, including a group of about 50 survivors and relatives of the victims, marched in Crotone despite heavy rain with a banner asking to “stop deaths at sea.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

The government provincial office in the nearby city of Crotone said it was shutting down a search coordination centre, but would reactivate the unit if any more bodies were sighted.

From Reuters ● May 30, 2023

Then came news the overcrowded migrant boat had broken up in rough seas within sight of the southern Italian coast at Crotone.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023

Earlier in the week, they had waited at a sports center in Crotone, where the coffins await clearance, filling in paperwork and fleshing out memories of those who were lost.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

Pythagore de Crotone corrupted into Peter Gower of Groton in England,   816-m.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

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