Navarino
Americannoun
noun
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the Italian name for Pylos
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a sea battle (Oct 20, 1827) in which the defeat of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet by a combined British, French, and Russian fleet decided Greek independence
Example Sentences
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IOC insiders that BBC Sport spoke to at the luxury resort of Costa Navarino in Greece, where Thursday's vote took place, all said that Coventry was the preferred candidate of outgoing president Thomas Bach.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
The full IOC Session of about 100 members must vote on the decision later this week at a meeting in Costa Navarino, Greece, but that is typically a formality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
There are Mouratoglou tennis centers at resorts in Costa Navarino in Greece and at Jumeirah in Dubai.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
But tourism, like other Greek industries, is short of the kind of large developments, such as Costa Navarino, that can reap economies of scale and squeeze more year-round revenue from each euro invested.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2012
Russia, discusses the division of Turkey, 7; fleet at Navarino, 22; declares war against Turkey, 25; intervention in Macedonia, 33; rivalry with Austria, 98; interest in Balkans, 127.
From The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 by Jacob Gould Schurman
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