Milazzo

[ mee-laht-tsaw ]

noun
  1. a seaport in NE Sicily, in Italy.

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How to use Milazzo in a sentence

  • Everywhere the revolution triumphed except at Messina, Milazzo and Syracuse.

    The Liberation of Italy | Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
  • Milazzo is a small hilly peninsula, on which stands a fort and a little walled city.

    The Liberation of Italy | Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco

British Dictionary definitions for Milazzo

Milazzo

/ (Italian miˈlattso) /


noun
  1. a port in NE Sicily: founded in the 8th century bc; scene of a battle (1860), in which Garibaldi defeated the Bourbon forces. Pop: 32 108 (2001): Ancient name: Mylae (ˈmaɪˌliː)

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