Rapallo

[ rah-pahl-law ]

/ rɑˈpɑl lɔ /

noun

a seaport in NW Italy, on the Gulf of Genoa: treaties 1920, 1922.

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Example sentences from the Web for rapallo

From Rapallo to Chiavari the coast road winds and rises and falls with wonderful variety between villa gardens and vineyards.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
Its campaniles and church towers set off the framing of Rapallo delightfully.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
The distance between Rapallo and my home up yonder is rather more than two miles.
And Even Now|Max Beerbohm
"A gentleman we got to know at Rapallo," said Diana, still smiling to herself.
The Testing of Diana Mallory|Mrs. Humphry Ward

These elements would certainly object to the execution of that part of the Treaty of Rapallo which refers to the port of Baroš.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2|Henry Baerlein

British Dictionary definitions for rapallo

Rapallo

/ (Italian raˈpallo) /

noun

a port and resort in NW Italy, in Liguria on the Gulf of Rapallo (an inlet of the Ligurian Sea): scene of the signing of two treaties after World War I. Pop: 29 159 (2001)

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