Navarino

[ nav-uh-ree-noh ]

noun

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

Navarino

/ navaˈriːno /

noun

1. the Italian name for Pylos
2. 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

Example Sentences

In 1827, with the revolution almost squashed, the war fleets of Britain, Russia and France intervened to destroy a Turkish-Egyptian fleet in the Bay of Navarino, in the western Peloponnese.

From Washington Times

Two hours west of Sparta sits the mammoth new Costa Navarino development, which includes a pair of resorts and golf courses overlooking the Ionian Sea.

From Wall Street Journal

From Sept. 19 to 21, the second annual Navarino Challenge will bring runners to a region along the Ionian Sea with a significant history of athleticism.

From New York Times

But, make no mistake, you too can now stay in the Before Midnight suite at the luxury Costa Navarino resort, where the couple stay in the movie.

From The Guardian

Then there were literal summits, like Mount Betinelli on Navarino Island, the most remote and pristine place I’ll likely ever set foot.

From BusinessWeek