Catania

[ kah-tah-nyah ]

/ kɑˈtɑ nyɑ /

noun

a seaport in E Sicily.

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The differences between Gray and Bowser and even Catania are miniscule.
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The Washington Post poll shows Catania running even with Gray.
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In the last 24 hours, two boats bypassed Lampedusa and limped into the port of Catania on the Sicilian island.
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It is of course impossible actually to disprove the existence of a Christian maiden Agatha in Catania in the third century.
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He had a cottage near Catania, and had saved some little wealth.
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Moreover, a young notary from Catania had recently established himself in opposition to him, and he feared the competition.
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The same scenes were enacted at Catania as before in Messina.
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This kind, they say, is found exclusively on the coast of Catania.
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British Dictionary definitions for catania

Catania

/ (Italian kaˈtaːnja) /

noun

a port in E Sicily, near Mount Etna. Pop: 313 110 (2001)

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