Taranto

American  

[tah-rahn-taw, tahr-uhn-toh, tar-, tuh-ran-toh] / ˈtɑ rɑn tɔ, ˈtɑr ənˌtoʊ, ˈtær-, təˈræn toʊ /

noun

1. Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.

2. Gulf of, an arm of the Ionian Sea, in S Italy. 85 miles (137 km) long.

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Taranto British  

/ ˈtaːranto, təˈræntəʊ /

noun

1. Latin name: Tarentum. a port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): the chief city of Magna Graecia; taken by the Romans in 272 _bc . Pop: 202 033 (2001)

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Taranto

The site in the southern city of Taranto has been dogged by legal and political battles since 2012 over toxic emissions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The leak “created an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust,” Justice Alito told my colleague James Taranto and the attorney David B. Rivkin in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

James Taranto, who edits those pages, responded with a combative piece.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

He said he found the dog - who, he says, he saw as a "brother" - on Friday morning in his kennel at the Endas search and rescue training centre in Taranto, Puglia.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025

It is situated on a rocky island in the Gulf of Taranto, but is united to the mainland by a bridge, protected by 420 a castle constructed by Charles I. of Anjou.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

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