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Lepanto

le·panto

UK/lɪˈpæntəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope

Origin

Ultimately from Italian Lepanto (“Naupactus/Lepanto”).

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