Otranto

[ oh-trahn-toh; Italian aw-trahn-taw ]

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Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.

Otranto

/ ˈɔː�ٰ��Գٴ� /

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a small port in SE Italy, in Apulia on the Strait of Otranto : the most easterly town in Italy; dates back to Greek times and was an important Roman port; its ruined castle was the setting of Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto . Pop: 5282 (2001)

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The figure includes the Martyrs of Otranto, residents of a southern Italian city slain by Ottoman troops in 1480.

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The figure is imprecise as it includes the Martyrs of Otranto, residents of a southern Italian city slain by Ottoman troops in 1480.

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And, when I took the job, I found my wonderful conductor colleagues Andrews Sill and Clotilde Otranto very kindly had annotated the scores for me, indicating “Lights Up — Go” and all the tempos.

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In 2014, Mr. Pellegrino met Ms. Potì in Otranto, where he was managing a restaurant to make money to finance his training abroad.

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At 16, Mr. Pellegrino followed his mother to work in a restaurant in the resort town of Otranto.

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