/tah"rddahn taw/ ; Eng. /tahr"euhn toh', tar"-, teuh ran"toh/ , n.
1. Ancient, Tarentum . a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century B.C.; naval base. 244,249.
2. Gulf of , an arm of the Ionian Sea, in S Italy. 85 mi. (137 km) long.