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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)

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

From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2023

A fragment only of the original crater, known as the Pedimentina, still remains on the seaward side above Torre del Greco.

From The Naples Riviera by Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp) Vaughan

During this eruption Torre del Greco was upraised to the extent of two metres, and nearly all the houses were knocked down.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

Recently the Queen of Italy created a vogue for coral ornaments among the Roman ladies so as to restore their livelihood to the fishermen of Torre del Greco.

From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George

Peasants between Torre del Greco and Torre dell'Annunziata had seen smoke pour in volumes out of the Atrio del Cavallo.

From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway

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