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Catania

American  
[kah-tah-nyah] / kɑˈtɑ njɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Sicily.


Catania British  
/ kaˈtaːnja /

noun

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

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At the time, Catania had just left a junior reporter position at The Times in the Ventura County bureau.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

In Rome, Federico Catania, the spokesman for Italy’s National Alpine and Speleological Rescue described the cave as one of the deepest in the world.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Mount Etna erupted again in Sicily, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city and forcing the suspension of flights at its airport.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

The mayor of Catania, another city on the island, told the BBC that the high temperatures had melted underground electrical cables.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

We’d won two team medals at the Fencing World Championships, both bronze, one in 2011 at Catania, Italy, and the other in 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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