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San Stefano
[ sahn ste-fah-naw ]
noun
- the former name of Yeşilköy, a town in Turkey, near Istanbul: treaty between Russia and Turkey 1878.
San Stefano
/ ˌsæn stɪˈfɑːnəʊ /
noun
- a village in NW Turkey, near Istanbul on the Sea of Marmara: scene of the signing (1878) of the treaty ending the Russo-Turkish War Turkish nameYeşilköy
Example Sentences
See Bologna has an emotional statue of Jesus’s death at Santa Maria della Vita church, and the fascinating San Stefano, an unfinished complex of seven churches.
The Treaty of San Stefano showed plainly what her plan was, and just as clearly does everybody not blinded by party feeling now know that to Russia's amazement, and amidst the surprised and grateful admiration of the whole civilized globe, the present Ministry have thwarted that plan and made England again safe and famous.
Be at San Stefano at ten, and we can have a little talk in the church when I have finished.'
The following morning I arrived at San Stefano at half-past nine, and to my surprise found Giulia waiting for me.
On the Sunday following his meeting with Checco, it was known that Girolamo meant to hear mass at the church of San Stefano, and Jacopo Ronchi, commander of a troop, stationed himself, with two other soldiers, to await him.
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