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Otranto

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O·tran·to  (-tränt), Strait of
A passage between southeast Italy and western Albania connecting the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea.
Otranto (Italian) [ˈɔːtranto]
n
(Placename) a small port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Strait of Otranto: the most easterly town in Italy; dates back to Greek times and was an important Roman port; its ruined castle was the setting of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto. Pop.: 5075 (latest est.)
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