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Lepanto

Lepanto

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A sea battle in 1571 where Christian states defeated the Turkish navy
  • proper noun
: Lepanto
  • Many historians consider the Lepanto battle as a turning point in European maritime history.
  • the Battle of Lepanto
  • Lepanto in 1571

Examples

  • He took part in the Battle of Lepanto and wrote at last at least two successful books, Don Quixote and the Exemplary Novels.

  • The decisive victory at the Lepanto in 1571 marked the beginning of the decline of Turkish naval dominance.

  • Your grandfather bore this sword against the Moors at Lepanto.

    The Three Musketeers (1973)

  • From its defeat by a Christian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, to its failure to capture Vienna in 1683, to its final disappearance after World War I, the Ottoman Empire slowly shrank into oblivion.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The league of Christian nations united at Lepanto to confront the forces threatening their territories.

Synonyms

Battle of Lepanto
vsLepanto
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A 1571 sea battle where a Christian fleet beat the Ottoman navy, ending Ottoman control of the Mediterranean Sea

focuses on the destruction of Turkish sea power by a Christian league

Compounds

Battle of Lepanto
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A 1571 sea battle where a Christian fleet beat the Ottoman navy, ending Ottoman control of the Mediterranean Sea

Gulf of Lepanto
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A part of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnese

Surface Forms

Lepanto main

Etymology

Lepanto is the Italian name of a Greek port once called Naupaktos, which comes from Greek parts like naus meaning 'ship' and a word for 'built', so it originally meant a 'shipyard'. So it is easy to remember that Lepanto is the place of a famous sea battle.