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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of northeast Sicily, Italy, on the Ionian Sea southwest of Messina. First founded in the eighth century BC, it is noted for its Greek and Roman ruins.
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I'm pretty sure you took that picture in Taormina (unless there's somewhere else with just the same steps, wall, and hat display, which I suppose is very likely).
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After returning from language school in Taormina, Sicily, my sister continued to crave Sicilian food.
Archive 2007-11-01 Laurie Constantino 2007
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After returning from language school in Taormina, Sicily, my sister continued to crave Sicilian food.
Recipe: Pasta with Sardines and Fennel Laurie Constantino 2007
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Taormina is the third-ranked American triathlete, and earned an Olympic gold medal in swimming in 1996.
USATODAY.com - Lindquist, Kemper qualify for U.S. Olympic triathlon 2004
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For her effort, Taormina is USATODAY. com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week.
USATODAY.com - Taormina's triathlon triumph tops week's performances 2004
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Winner of The Golden Tauro Best film Award in Taormina Film Festival.
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Filmmaker’s struggle finally pays off 2009
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Just to give you a taste of this wonderful place I am posting here something I wrote about my stay there in 2000 at Taormina, which is not far from where James is now with Welshcakes at Modica.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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SCIOLINO: Well, my mother's family comes from close to Taormina, which is on the coast, and my father's family comes from Caltanissetta, which is in the center.
The Outlaw State: Saddam Hussein's Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis 1991
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It was called the Taormina and registered in Panama. '
Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986
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"I went to Sicily, and there's a place called Taormina, which has just beautiful food - so rustic, so authentic.
Intelligent Travel Blog Stephanie Robichaux 2008
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