# Taranto

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɑːɹəntoʊ/ · frequency rank #83,804

## Definitions
1. A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
2. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.

## Etymology
From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.

## Source
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