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Taranto

proper noun

  1. Italian comune
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːɹəntoʊ/ / /ˈtɛɹ.ən.toʊ/ / /təˈɹæn.toʊ/

name

Etymology: From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.

  1. A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
  2. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.