Navarino

American  

[nav-uh-ree-noh] / ˌnæv əˈri noʊ /

noun

1. a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.

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Navarino British  

/ navaˈriːno /

noun

1. the Italian name for Pylos

2. 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

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Navarino

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

The Greeks had loans from England, and contributions from America, and sympathy from half the world; the decisive battle of Navarino was gained by the combined fleets of England, France and Russia.

From An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Lydia Maria Francis Child

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