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Bi·to·la

(bēt′l-yä′, bē′tôl-yä′)
A city of southern Macedonia near the Greek border. It was a major agricultural center in Roman times and an important Turkish military and commercial center in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Bi•to•la

(ˈbiˌtoʊ lɑ)

also Bi•tolj

(-toʊl, -ˌtoʊl yə)

n.
a city in S Macedonia. 137,636. Turkish, Monastir.
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247 (1851-1884); Italic : tomes 263 (1880-1885); 264 (1885-1889); 265 (1890-1892); 266 (1893-1894); Turquie : tomes 304 (1880-1888); 305 (1881-1888); 306 (1885-1889); 311 (Les Rapports du consul general au Salonique, 1879-1894); 312 (Les Rapports du consul a Bitolia, 1892-1894).
Born in Bitolia, Macedonia, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Vasilikia Naum.