Barletta

American

[bahr-let-uh] / bɑrˈlɛt ə /

noun

a city in Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

Barletta British

/ barˈletta /

noun

a port in SE Italy, in Apulia. Pop: 92 094 (2001)

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Trani, between Barletta and Bari, is known as the most beautiful town in this part of Puglia, thanks to the local white limestone marked by a tad of pink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Eli Dibitonto, an artist living in Barletta, Italy, agreed, describing the process of digitally illustrating his own starter pack as "carefree and fun".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

“We fully expect to have them here in town,” Mr. Barletta said at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen last week.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

The town is also working on a campaign to help residents coexist with coyotes in the future, Barletta said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Similarly at Barletta they raised a loan to build a mole and they built a theatre.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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