Navarino

[ nav-uh-ree-noh ]

/ ˌnæv əˈri noʊ /

noun

a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.

Greek Pylos, Pilos.

Example sentences from the Web for navarino

On October 20 of the year 1827, the ships of the three nations attacked the Turkish fleet in the bay of Navarino and destroyed it.

The Story of Mankind |Hendrik Van Loon
She is a model of the Brisk—the little Brisk that was sore exposed that day at Navarino.

Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II |Rudyard Kipling
I'll tell you about Navarino, Punch, when we go for walks together; and you must n't touch the ship, because she's the Brisk.

Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II |Rudyard Kipling
In 1827 the battle of Navarino took place, and in 1830 (3rd of February) Greece was declared independent.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 |Various

Negociations were in this state, when suddenly ominous sounds proceeded from the Bay of Navarino.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for navarino

Navarino

/ (navaˈriːno) /

noun

the Italian name for Pylos

a sea battle (Oct 20, 1827) in which the defeat of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet by a combined British, French, and Russian fleet decided Greek independence

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