Ta·ran·to (tär  n-t  , t-ränt, tärän-t) A city of southeast Italy east-southeast of Naples on the Gulf of Taranto, an arm of the Ionian Sea. Founded by Greeks from Sparta in the eighth century b.c., it was known as Tarentum in Roman times. Ruled by varied powers over the centuries, it became part of Italy in 1860. Population: 196,000. |
Taranto [təˈræntəʊ (Italian) ˈtaːranto]
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(Placename) a port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea): the chief city of Magna Graecia; taken by the Romans in 272 bc Pop.: 208 214 (2000 est.) Latin name Tarentum
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