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PASSERO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
Synonyms:
Cape Passero; Passero
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)
Domain region:
Sicilia; Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean)
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