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Torre del Greco

American  
[tawr-re del gre-kaw] / ˈtɔr rɛ dɛl ˈgrɛ kɔ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Italy, near Naples.


Torre del Greco British  
/ ˈtorre del ˈɡrɛːko /

noun

  1. a city in SW Italy, in Campania near Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples: damaged several times by eruptions. Pop: 90 607 (2001)

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“It’s a miracle, really a miracle,” Torre del Greco Mayor Luigi Mennella told state TV.

From Washington Times Jul. 16, 2023

The Cardinal Archbishop of Naples was at Torre del Greco on that fateful morning.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.

We came back carrying our burned shoes in our hands and with our feet wrapped in flannel which we had bought at Torre del Greco.

From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules

Not one word of the heroic action performed at the villa of the Count de Flora, near Torre del Greco, this morning, by Signor Francisco.'

From The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children by Edgeworth, Maria

These fireworks had been prepared for the celebration of the countess' birthday, and were forgotten in the hurry of the night on which the inhabitants fled from Torre del Greco.

From The Parent's Assistant by Edgeworth, Maria

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