Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships
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Examples
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"Then you don't know that a day or two after Cyril Jernyngham disappeared, a man dressed in clothes like those found, sold some land of his at a place called Navarino?"
Prescott of Saskatchewan Harold Bindloss 1905
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The Navarino architects have tried to take account of the environment.
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What if Costa Navarino fails to attract the five-star tourists or conferences and has to be sold on?
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The place is called Costa Navarino, and it was built by a modern-day Nestor.
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By any measure, what the Captain and his son, Achilles, who now runs Costa Navarino, have done is extraordinary.
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One will be a Banyan Tree brand, with villas dug into the hillside, another will be built high above the lovely Navarino Bay.
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The Battle of Navarino (October 20, 1827) had made that outcome inevitable, but the Turks took their time about acceding to it.
Games 2006
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The French, English, and Russians were keen to keep the anarchy from spreading, so in 1827 an allied fleet arrived and moved into the Bay of Navarino, where the Turkish-Egyptian fleet was anchored.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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When it was over, three quarters of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet was sunk and the accidental battle of Navarino was over.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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