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PRONUNCIATION OF MISSOLONGHI

Missolonghi  [ˌmɪsəˈlɒŋɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISSOLONGHI

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Missolonghi is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MISSOLONGHI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Missolonghi

Missolonghi

Missolonghi is a municipality of 34,416 people in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Messolongiou. Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron.

Definition of Missolonghi in the English dictionary

The definition of Missolonghi in the dictionary is a town in W Greece, near the Gulf of Patras: famous for its defence against the Turks in 1822–23 and 1825–26 and for its association with Lord Byron, who died here in 1824. Pop : 18 354 Modern Greek name: Mesolóngion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISSOLONGHI


appleringie
ˌæpəlˈrɪŋɡɪ
binghi
ˈbɪŋɡɪ
collieshangie
ˌkɒlɪˈʃæŋɡɪ
cumbungi
kʌmˈbʌŋɡɪ
dengue
ˈdɛŋɡɪ
dingey
ˈdɪŋɡɪ
Mesolonghi
ˌmɛsəˈlɔːŋɡɪ
sarangi
sɑːˈrʌŋɡɪ
sengi
ˈseŋɡɪ
tangie
ˈtæŋɡɪ
Ubangi
juːˈbæŋɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISSOLONGHI

Missionary Ridge
missioner
missionisation
missioniser
missionization
missionize
missionizer
missis
missish
missishness
Mississauga
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
Mississippian
missive
missort
missound
Missouri
Missourian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISSOLONGHI

ahi
Bangladeshi
chi
Delhi
Delphi
Gandhi
hi
Hitachi
Karachi
Kochi
Malpighi
Marathi
mariachi
New Delhi
phi
Ranchi
Respighi
Sindhi
Sochi
sushi

Synonyms and antonyms of Missolonghi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Missolonghi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISSOLONGHI

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密淑伦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Missolonghi
570 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
510 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Missolonghi
280 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
278 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
270 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
260 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Missolonghi
190 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミソロンギ
130 millions of speakers

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Missolonghi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Missolonghi
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Missolonghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிசோலோன்கியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिसोलॉन्घी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Missolonghi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Missolungi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Missolonghi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Missolonghi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Missolonghi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μεσολόγγι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Missolonghi
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Missolonghi
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Missolonghi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Missolonghi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSOLONGHI»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSOLONGHI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Missolonghi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSOLONGHI»

Discover the use of Missolonghi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Missolonghi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lord Byron a Missolonghi: Da Un Giornale Del Tempo
Da Un Giornale Del Tempo Nic Niceforo. Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli, di Francesco Porro. La decadenza e la fine della repubblica veneta, di Pompeo Mol nienti. Una sventura postuma, di Angelo De Gnbernatis. Il liberatore di Roma, di Ugo ...
Nic Niceforo, 1897
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Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848
More consistent with his ideological assumptions was his next handling of a subject inspired by the Greek war, an allegorical treatment, Greece Still Standing above the Ruins of Missolonghi (fig. .). Painted in , it was one of a number ...
Albert Boime, 2004
3
French Images from the Greek War of Independence ...
Art and Politics Under the Restoration Nina M. Athanassoglou-Kallmyer. 38 Langlois Destruction de Missolonghi, 1827, Athens, National Historical Museum. 39 Deveria Massacre des Grecs a Missolonghi, 1827, Paris, Bibliotheque.
Nina M. Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, 1989
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In Byron's Shadow : Modern Greece in the English and ...
When news of the fall of Missolonghi reached Western Europe and America, however, supporters of Greek independence redoubled their efforts. As St. Clair said, the Turks found it "totally incomprehensible that the capture of a small fishing ...
David Roessel, 2001
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That Greece Might Still be Free: The Philhellenes in the War ...
Early in 1826 the attack on Missolonghi was renewed. Ibrahim was anxious to show that his Arabs were superior to the Turks who had been conducting the siege before he arrived. He committed his troops to a series of murderous assaults on ...
William St. Clair, Roderick Beaton, 2008
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The Popular Encyclopedia: Being a General Dictionary of ...
MISSOLONGHI, or MISSOLUMGHI ; till 1826 the principal stronghold of tile Greeks In Western Greece (in the ancient -Kto!i;i). Surrounded by morasses, Missolonghi is situated on an alluvial tongue of land, on a shallow bay, west of the ...
‎1841
7
The british cyclopedia of literature, history,geography, law ...
naval force at Hydra, in order to save Missolonghi. Strengthened by the accession of these vessels, Miaulis appeared in January, 1826, in the waters of Missolonghi, and successfully encountered the capudan pacha on the eighth of this month ...
charles F. partington, 1836
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The Popular Encyclopedia: Being a General Dictionary of ...
MiSSOLONGHI,orMISSOLUNGHI; till 1826 the principal stronghold of the Greeks in Western Greece (in the ancient /Etolia). Surrounded by morasses, Missolonghi is situated on an alluvial tongue of land, on a shallow bay, west of the entrance ...
Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford, Thomas Thomson, Allan Cunningham, 1837
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The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. ...
MISSOLONGHI, or MISSOLUNGHI; till 1826 the principal stronghold of the ('. recks in Western Greece in the ancient jEtolia). Surrounded by morasses, Missolonghi is situated on an alluvial tongue of land, e a shallow bay, west of the entrance ...
Popular encyclopedia, Alexander Whitelaw, 1846
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Niles' Weekly Register
Kariaskaki was in .the vicinity of Lepanto, having raised the whole country between Missolonghi and Salctia. Athens is delivered Irom the presence of the cnemyj the Greeks hiving chas-d Uedschid pacha from the town. In one of the battles ...
Hezekiah Niles, William Ogden Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSOLONGHI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Missolonghi is used in the context of the following news items.
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Acorduri şubrede şi parţiale
Entuziasmul Lordului Byron căzut în bătălia de la Missolonghi, în timpul Războiului de Independenţă al grecilor din 1820, nu se mai regăseşte ... «ObservatorCultural.ro, Jul 15»
2
The Future of Greece Without Illusions
We shall never tire of repeating that it is not possible to organise the Missolonghi exodus [2] by inviting people to a drink of ouzo on the beach ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
3
Byron's pet dog Boatswain 'had all the virtues of man without his vices'
... against the ruling Turks, followed him on that fateful expedition to Greece, and was with him when his master died at Missolonghi in 1824. «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
4
EU needs Byronic touch in ongoing struggles
He sacrificed his life for the freedom of Greece, dying of a fever caught in the town of Missolonghi while serving as a commander in the revolt ... «Global Times, Jun 15»
5
Finding New Fathers
Here they have a high-strung, hair-trigger romanticism that makes them transatlantic Byrons come home to roost in Missolonghi. They have a ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Greek Police on Trail of International Migrant-Trafficking Ring; Five …
The two Italians sailed to the area from the sea, where they were spotted by Missolonghi coast guard officers and arrested. The coast guard ... «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
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For Greeks, the heroic exodus of Missolonghi implies the last resort
Indeed, we should rather think of “the heroic exodus of Missolonghi” of Palm Sunday 1826. After the city was besieged by the Ottomans and ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
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Lord Byron: Celebrity in the Cause of Greek Independence
He died one year later at the age of 36 from a fever contracted while in Missolonghi, Greece. Turkish Airlines · Discover The Grace Hotels. «Greek Reporter, Mar 15»
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LACMA showcases Delacroix painting
“Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi” scarcely travels from its home at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. It is currently being showcased at ... «Daily Trojan Online, Feb 15»
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Delacroix's 'Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi' as a rallying cry
They don't make paintings like "Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi" anymore. The slow, ruminative medium of oil paint on canvas has pretty ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»

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