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

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

Taranto has to perform some rhetorical jiujitsu to preserve the humor of the premise.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

The battle took place at a point near the sea-shore, in the vicinity of Basantello, not far from Taranto, and at first went to the advantage of the imperial forces.

From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Morris, Charles