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Navarino

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Navarino [navaˈriːno]
n
1. (Placename) the Italian name for Pylos
2. (Historical Terms) 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
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Noun1.Navarino - a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827)Navarino - 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
battle of Navarino
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
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From Salamis to Actium, through Lepanto and the Nile to the naval massacre of Navarino, not to mention other armed encounters of lesser interest, all the blood heroically spilt into the Mediterranean has not stained with a single trail of purple the deep azure of its classic waters.
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The following year, which was the year seventy-two, I found myself at Navarino rowing in the leading galley with the three lanterns.
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After the battle of Navarino, when the Greek government was consolidated, he asked of King Otho a mining grant for that district, which was given him.
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