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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships;
[syn: Navarino, battle of Navarino]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Navarino \Navarino\ prop. n. The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet. Syn: battle of Navarino. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Navarino n 1: a decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships [syn: Navarino, battle of Navarino]