Pozzuoli

American  

[pot-swoh-lee, pawt-tswaw-lee] / pɒtˈswoʊ li, pɔtˈtswɔ li /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Italy, near Naples: Roman ruins.

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Pozzuoli British  

/ potˈtswɔːli /

noun

1. a port in SW Italy, in Campania on the Gulf of Pozzuoli (an inlet of the Bay of Naples): in a region of great volcanic activity; founded in the 6th century _bc by the Greeks. Pop: 78 754 (2001)

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Example Sentences

About a third is partially submerged beneath the Bay of Pozzuoli, while the remaining two-thirds are home to about 400,000 people.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Born Sofia Scicolone in Rome in 1934, she grew up fatherless in the Pozzuoli slums during World War II. Loren broke into the movie industry in 1951, at the age of 16.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Experts long had believed the Roman concrete's durability arose from another important ingredient: volcanic ash from the area of Pozzuoli on the Bay of Naples.

From Reuters • Jan. 9, 2023

Go for the Pozzuoli — zesty housemade sausage, velvety red peppers, nutty fontina and more on a 10-inch canvas.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022

Across the wide waters to the east Pozzuoli loomed, transparent, jutting into the sea.

From The Furnace by Macaulay, Rose, Dame