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Lepanto

/lɪˈpæntəʊ/

Lepanto proper noun: medieval Italian name of Naupactus. Also the clipping of Battle of Lepanto.

Proper noun

Lepanto

  1. (historical) Medieval Italian name of Naupactus.
  2. (historical) A former Spanish commandancy in the Philippines.
    1. (historical) A subprovince of Lepanto-Bontoc, created from the commandancy.
  3. A city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.

Also used as

Lepanto is also the clipping of Battle of Lepanto.

Origin of Lepanto

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

Words formed from Lepanto

Words that rhyme with Lepanto

Questions about Lepanto

What does Lepanto mean?
Lepanto means medieval Italian name of Naupactus.
What part of speech is Lepanto?
Lepanto is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lepanto?
Lepanto is pronounced /lɪˈpæntəʊ/.

Words near Lepanto in the dictionary

  1. lepal
  2. lepals
  3. lepanthia
  4. lepanthiform
  5. lepanthium
  6. Lepanto
  7. Lepanto-Bontoc
  8. Leparmentier
  9. lepas
  10. lepases
  11. lepay

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