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Taranto

//ˈtɑːɹəntoʊ// name

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  1. 1
    A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
  2. 2
    A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.

Etymology

From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.

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