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Tarentum

American  
[tuh-ren-tuhm] / təˈrɛn təm /

noun

  1. ancient name of Taranto.


Tarentum British  
/ təˈrɛntəm /

noun

  1. the Latin name of Taranto

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Born April 22, 1928, in New York City as Estelle Nussbaum, Ms. Harris grew up in the city and later in the Pittsburgh suburb of Tarentum, Pa., where her father owned a candy store.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2022

Born April 22, 1928, in New York City, Harris grew up in the city and later in the Pittsburgh suburb of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, where her father owned a candy store.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Filo’s photography, including the famous image, won a Pulitzer Prize for the Valley Daily News and Daily Dispatch of Tarentum and New Kensington, Pa.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

Police in Tarentum, another nearby community, say Williams is a person of interest in some robberies there, too.

From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2016

In 212 he gained an important success by capturing Tarentum, but in the same year he lost his hold upon Campania, where he failed to prevent the concentration of three Roman armies round Capua.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

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