Pozzuoli

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

noun

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

Pozzuoli

/ potˈtswɔːli /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

On that occasion, some 40,000 people were temporarily evacuated from nearby Pozzuoli.

From Reuters

About a third is partially submerged beneath the Bay of Pozzuoli, while the remaining two-thirds are home to about 400,000 people.

From Seattle Times

Born Sofia Scicolone in Rome in 1934, she grew up in the Pozzuoli slums during World War II. Loren splashed onto the Hollywood scene in 1951, at age 16.

From Los Angeles Times

Born Sofia Scicolone in Rome in 1934, she grew up fatherless in the Pozzuoli slums during World War II. Loren broke into the movie industry in 1951, at the age of 16.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts long had believed the Roman concrete's durability arose from another important ingredient: volcanic ash from the area of Pozzuoli on the Bay of Naples.

From Reuters