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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Example Sentences

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

"Our study offers a vivid picture of communities using the cereals they cultivated to prepare breads and 'focaccias' enriched with various ingredients and consumed in groups," explains Sergio Taranto, lead author of the study, part of a doctoral thesis carried out at the UAB and La Sapienza.

From Science Daily

This year, the club scene staples led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Jenn Taranto uncorked their first full-length set of swirling dream-pop, released through France’s Icy Cold Records and Seattle’s estimable cassette label Den Tapes.

From Seattle Times

In Julius Taranto’s debut novel, ‘How I Won a Nobel Prize,’ a physicist follows her mentor to a university staffed with canceled luminaries.

From Los Angeles Times

Spithill dedicated Team USA’s first victory of SailGP’s fourth season to Henken, the flight controller who was knocked unconscious when the team’s 50-foot catamaran crashed hard off its foils on the first day of the regatta at Taranto, Italy.

From Washington Times