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Navarino, Battle of

Syllabification: (Nav·a·ri·no, Bat·tle of)
Pronunciation: /ˌnavəˈrēnō/

Definition of Navarino, Battle of
  • a decisive naval battle in the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire, fought in 1827 in the Bay of Navarino off Pylos in Peloponnesus. Britain, Russia, and France sent a combined fleet that destroyed the Egyptian and Turkish fleet.

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