Lepanto
Americannoun
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Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
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Gulf of. Corinth, Gulf of.
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Also called Rion Strait. Strait of. a strait between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Corinth. 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
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Greek name: Návpaktos. a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop (municipality): 18 259 (2001)
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another name for the (Gulf of) Corinth
Example Sentences
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Once part of the Byzantine Empire, it was later hotly contested between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians, who called the town Lepanto.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
The Ottoman Empire began to decline in power following the defeat of its forces by European navies at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Cervantes would hold forth hilariously, slurring his words through that famously toothless mouth, bragging about his exploits against the Moors and how he lost the use of his hand at Lepanto.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
But in the second half, the Princeton boys battled their way back into the front-runner position, answering a series of questions on military weapons, Silas Marner, and the Battle of Lepanto.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2018
He lost his hand at the battle of Lepanto.
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
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