Agrigento
[ ah-gree-jen-taw ]
/ ˌɑ griˈdʒɛn tɔ /
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noun
a city in southern Italy.
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Formerly Gir·gen·ti [Italian jeer-jen-tee] /Italian dʒirˈdʒɛn ti/ .
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Agrigento
/ (Italian aɡriˈdʒɛnto) /
noun
a town in Italy, in SW Sicily: site of six Greek temples. Pop: 54 619 (2001)Former name (until 1927): Girgenti (ɡɜːˈɡɛntɪ)
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