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Etna

American  
[et-nuh] / ˈɛt nə /
Or Aetna

noun

  1. Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3,280 meters).

Etna British  
/ ˈɛtnə /

noun

  1. an active volcano in E Sicily: the highest volcano in Europe and the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. Height: 3323 m (10 902 ft)

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Indeed, the star of this ravioli is Sicilian lemon, which are “grown in the volcanic soil around Mount Etna,” according to TJ’s, and have a “bright acidity and distinct sweetness.”

From Salon

Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes, so eruptions are not uncommon and its outbursts rarely cause significant damage or injury.

From BBC

Etna is going to erupt in a particularly spectacular way.

From New York Times

Italy's Mount Etna has been putting on a show by blowing near-perfect circles into the Sicilian sky.

From BBC

These aren't cone-shaped volcanoes like Italy's Mount Etna, for example, where the lava comes out at more or less the same place.

From BBC

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