Otranto, Strait of

Otranto, Strait of
geographical name strait between SE Italy & W Albania connecting Adriatic Sea & Ionian Sea

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  • Otranto, Strait of — strait betw. the Adriatic and Ionian seas; ab. 43 mi. wide …   Webster's Gazetteer

  • Otranto,Strait of — O·tran·to (ō tränʹtō), Strait of A passage between southeast Italy and western Albania connecting the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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 …  

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