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San Stefano

American  
[sahn ste-fah-naw] / sɑn ˈstɛ fɑˌnɔ /

noun

  1. the former name of Yeşilköy, a town in Turkey, near Istanbul: treaty between Russia and Turkey 1878.


San Stefano British  
/ ˌsæn stɪˈfɑːnəʊ /

noun

  1. Turkish name: Yeşilköy.  a village in NW Turkey, near Istanbul on the Sea of Marmara: scene of the signing (1878) of the treaty ending the Russo-Turkish War

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See Bologna has an emotional statue of Jesus’s death at Santa Maria della Vita church, and the fascinating San Stefano, an unfinished complex of seven churches.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

Feeling only vague remorse, he walks through the hills to his parents' home in San Stefano Belbo.

From Time Magazine Archive

A treaty was signed at San Stefano in Feb.,

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

The following morning I arrived at San Stefano at half-past nine, and to my surprise found Giulia waiting for me.

From The Making of a Saint by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Their warlike energies, however, were soon checked by the signing of the San Stefano Treaty, in which the claims of Greece to an extension of frontier were altogether ignored.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various