Pozzuoli

[ pot-swoh-lee; Italian pawt-tswaw-lee ]

/ pɒtˈswoʊ li; Italian pɔtˈtswɔ li /

noun

a seaport in SW Italy, near Naples: Roman ruins.

Example sentences from the Web for pozzuoli

Naples no doubt had a finer harbour; but Naples was not in Roman hands, while Pozzuoli was.

Naples Past and Present |Arthur H. Norway
Across the wide waters to the east Pozzuoli loomed, transparent, jutting into the sea.

The Furnace |Rose Macaulay
He took Baraka for a long drive in the afternoon, out by Pozzuoli to Baia and back.

The Diva's Ruby |F. Marion Crawford
Descending the winding gradients of Posilipo, we get the first glimpse of the lovely little Bay of Pozzuoli.

The Mediterranean |T. G. (Thomas Gray) Bonney, E. A. R. Ball, H. D. Traill, Grant Allen, and Arthur Griffiths

In passing out of Pozzuoli one sees upon the right 37 the vine-clad slopes of Monte Barbaro.

Naples Past and Present |Arthur H. Norway

British Dictionary definitions for pozzuoli

Pozzuoli

/ (Italian potˈtswɔːli) /

noun

a port in SW Italy, in Campania on the Gulf of Pozzuoli (an inlet of the Bay of Naples): in a region of great volcanic activity; founded in the 6th century bc by the Greeks. Pop: 78 754 (2001)

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Example sentences from the Web for pozzuoli

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