Taormina

[ tah-awr-mee-nah ]

/ ˌtɑ ɔrˈmi nɑ /

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noun

a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.

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How to use Taormina in a sentence

Then we accompanied them to the station and saw them off for Taormina.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
In commemoration of one of the cities he had laid in ashes, he was created Duke of Taormina.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
He is patron of Taormina, where he has possessed himself of a Greek temple; and he also protects the faithful of Giardini.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.|Various
The height of Taormina is sufficient to keep it from fever, which is very prevalent at Giardini below.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.|Various

The melody came from the reed pipe of a goat-herd as he drove his flock down into Taormina.
Atlantic Classics|Various