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Lepanto

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Noun

1. battle of lepanto, lepanto

Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope

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Lepanto

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noun
1. (lɪˈpæntəʊ)
a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop (municipality): 18 259 (2001)
. Greek name: Návpaktos
2.  Gulf of Lepanto

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Lepanto

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former name for
Gulf of Corinth (sense 3): site of naval battle (Battle of Lepanto, 1571) in which the European powers defeated Turkey

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Lepanto

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See Gulf of Corinth.

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