CAPE PASSERO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cape Passero mean? 

• CAPE PASSERO (noun)
  The noun CAPE PASSERO has 2 senses:

1. a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily

2. a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)

  Familiarity information: CAPE PASSERO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPE PASSERO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Cape Passero; Passero Cape

Instance hypernyms:

cape; ness (a strip of land projecting into a body of water)

Holonyms ("Cape Passero" is a part of...):

Sicilia; Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Cape Passero; Passero

Instance hypernyms:

naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)

Domain region:

Sicilia; Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean)