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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Example Sentences

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

It took 30 years for developers to assemble the plots for the Costa Navarino resort; little wonder that most Greek hotels have fewer than 100 rooms.

From Economist • Mar. 1, 2012

"I'll tell you about Navarino, Punch, when we go for walks together; and you must n't touch the ship, because she's the Brisk."

From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard