Crotone

[ kruh-toh-nee; Italian kraw-taw-ne ]

noun
  1. a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.

  • Formerly Cro·to·na [kruh-toh-nuh; Italian kraw-taw-nah]. /krəˈtoʊ nə; Italian krɔˈtɔ nɑ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Crotone

Crotone

/ (Italian kroˈtoːne) /


noun
  1. a town in S Italy, on the coast of Calabria: founded in about 700 bc by the Achaeans; chemical works and zinc-smelting. Pop: 60 010 (2001)

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