Sorrento

American

[suh-ren-toh, sawr-ren-taw] / səˈrɛn toʊ, sɔrˈrɛn tɔ /

noun

a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.

Sorrento British

/ səˈrɛntəʊ, 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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Sorrentine

adjective

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Sorrento Therapeutics CEO Henry Ji lost his when the drugmaker filed for bankruptcy-court protection in 2023 after an arbitration award over a failed collaboration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

A trip in 2023 to Sorrento, on the Italian coast, was a major catalyst for starting weight-loss injections last June.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

Ciampa has lived in Sorrento, near Naples, most of her life with her extended family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

If you don’t believe in ghosts, but you take a job at the Hotel Sorrento on First Hill, you may soon.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

I didn’t have a shred of proof against Sorrento and the Sixers.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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