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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cape Passero, Passero Capenoun

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

  2. Passero, Cape Passeronoun

    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)

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  1. cape passero

    Capo Passero or Cape Passaro (Sicilian: Capu Pàssaru; Greek: Πάχυνος; Latin: Pachynus or Pachynum) is a celebrated promontory of Sicily, forming the extreme southeastern point of the whole island, and one of the three promontories which were supposed to have given to it the name of "Trinacria." (Ovid, Fast. iv. 479, Met. xiii. 725; Dionys. Per. 467-72; Scyl. p. 4. § 13; Pol. i. 42; Strabo vi. pp. 265, 272, &c.; Plin. iii. 8. s. 14; Ptol. iii. 4. § 8; Mela, ii. 7. § 15.)

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  1. cape passero

    Cape Passero is the geographical name referring to the southeastern tip of Sicily, Italy. It is also the southernmost point of the entire Italian territory. The name comes from a city nearby named "Portopalo di Capo Passero". Sometimes it's associated with the Island of Capo Passero, which lies in close proximity and is separated from mainland by a narrow channel.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cape passero in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cape passero in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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