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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Example Sentences

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

Maeda made a number of unsuccessful attempts to reach Europe, before taking the crossing to Crotone.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

But Crotone, emptied by steady emigration to richer northern Italy and abroad, is also trying to reinvent itself as a place where the migrants can work.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

That the civilization of the latter had already become effete when Pythagoras, the great pupil of Aryan Masters went to Crotone.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various