Ischia

[ ee-skyah ]

noun

1. an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
2. a seaport on this island.

Ischia

/ ˈɪskɪə; ˈiːskjɑː /

noun

1. a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the N end of the Bay of Naples. Area: 47 sq km (18 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The central feature of Ischia is the great crater of Epomeo (a, Fig. 14).

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There are two distinct periods in the geological history of Ischia.

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Ischia is twice the size of Procida, twice the distance from the mainland and has twice the population of the latter.

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On Sunday at noon, in company with our three Silesian countryman, we went across to Ischia in a hired boat.

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As the wind blew tolerably fresh and against us, night came on before we could reach Ischia.

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