HyperDic: battle_of_navarino

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Navarino:
NOUNactbattle of Navarino, Navarinoa decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827)
English > battle of Navarino: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
SynonymNavarino
Instance ofnaval battleA pitched battle between naval fleets
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
SpanishNavarino
CatalanBatalla de Navarino, Navarino

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