Sorrento
[ suh-ren-toh; Italian sawr-ren-taw ]
/ səˈrɛn toʊ; Italian sɔrˈrɛn tɔ /
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noun
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
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Sor·ren·tine [sawr-uhn-teen, suh-ren-teen], /ˈsɔr ənˌtin, səˈrɛn tin/, adjectiveWords nearby Sorrento
sorption, sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree, Sorrentino, Sorrento, sorrow, sorrowful, sorry, sort, sorta
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Sorrento
/ (səˈrɛntəʊ, Italian sorˈrɛnto) /
noun
a port in SW Italy, in Campania on a mountainous peninsula between the Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno: a resort since Roman times. Pop: 16 536 (2001)
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