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O·tran·to (ō-tränʹtō), Strait of
A passage between southeast Italy and western Albania connecting the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea.
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Otranto,Strait of
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Otranto, Strait of — strait betw. the Adriatic and Ionian seas; ab. 43 mi. wide … Webster's Gazetteer
Otranto, Strait of — geographical name strait between SE Italy & W Albania connecting Adriatic Sea & Ionian Sea … New Collegiate Dictionary
Otranto, Strait of — … Useful english dictionary
Otranto — Comune Comune di Otranto … Wikipedia
Otranto — [ō trän′tō; ] It [ ō̂ trän′tō̂] Strait of strait between Albania & Italy, connecting the Adriatic & Ionian seas: c. 45 mi (72 km) wide … English World dictionary
Strait of Otranto — Map showing the location of the Strait of Otranto. Bay of Vlora … Wikipedia
Otranto — /oh trahn toh/; It. /aw trddahn taw/, n. Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 mi. (71 km) wide. * * * ▪ Italy Latin Hydruntum, town and archiepiscopal see, Puglia (Apulia)… … Universalium
Otranto — Coastal city in southernmost Apulia (q.v.), located on the strait ofOtranto where the Ionian Sea meets the Adriatic Sea (qq.v.). It served as an entrance to Italy (q.v.), and a place to cross to Avlon in Epiros (q.v.). Belisarios (q.v.) landed … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Strait of Otranto — noun A strait between Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea … Wiktionary
Otranto — /ɒˈtræntoʊ/ (say o trantoh) noun Strait of, a strait between south eastern Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 71 km wide …
