Ischia
Americannoun
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an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
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a seaport on this island.
noun
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The Italian newspaper La Repubblica said Mr. Stevenson died on the Italian island of Ischia, where he had been filming a movie.
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
No cause of death has been revealed but he was reportedly hospitalised during filming on the Italian island Ischia.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
Far to the west, on the island of Ischia off the west coast of Italy, Greeks were competing with Phoenician merchants for trade with local peoples, whose iron ore was in strong demand.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
“Everybody in Ischia, and in Italy,” Mr. Molinaro said, “tries to make a place in the sun for themselves and their families.”
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022
Island of Ischia, anciently called �naria, Inarime, and Pithecusa.48.
From Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos by Hamilton, William
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