Savona

[ sah-vaw-nah ]

/ sɑˈvɔ nɑ /

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noun

a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.

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Words nearby Savona

saviour, Savitskaya, Savoie, savoir-faire, savoir-vivre, Savona, Savonarola, Savonarola chair, Savonarola, Girolamo, savor, savory

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How to use Savona in a sentence

Eventually they were dispersed between Rome, Civitavecchia, and Savona, and await word on what to do next.
Passenger Survival Stories from Italy’s Sinking Cruise Ship|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He filled up the port of Savona with stones, because she had under French influence sought to rival Genoa.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
They again got under way the following day, and continued to the westward, seeing the French troops in retreat upon Savona.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Thence by way of Cuneo and Savona one takes the train to Genoa.
Dross|Henry Seton Merriman

Still following the rocky coastline, one draws slowly up on Savona.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
There never were such superbly laid paving blocks as one finds in Savona.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for Savona

Savona

/ (Italian saˈvoːna) /

noun

a port in NW Italy, in Liguria on the Mediterranean: an important centre of the Italian iron and steel industry. Pop: 59 907 (2001)

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