Lampedusa

[ lam-pi-doo-suh, -zuh; Italian lahm-pe-doo-zah ]

/ ˌlæm pɪˈdu sə, -zə; Italian ˌlɑm pɛˈdu zɑ /

Save This Word!

noun

Giu·sep·pe (To·ma·si) di

[joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee dee], /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/, 1896–1957, Italian novelist.

an island in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta: belonging to Italy.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Lampedusa

lampadaire, Lampang, lampas, lampblack, lamp chimney, Lampedusa, lamper eel, lampern, lampers, lampion, lamplight

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Lampedusa in a sentence

Triton will begin patrolling the seas with six ships based in Lampedusa and Porto Empedocle in Sicily on November 1.
Britain’s Let-Em-All-Die Policy|Nico Hines, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have walked through the boat junkyards and cemeteries with unmarked graves in Lampedusa many times.
The Racism of Disaster Coverage|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He fled Syria last year and landed on Lampedusa, off the Sicilian coast, last summer.
Refugees Head to Sicily in ‘Biblical Exodus’|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The migrants had come to Italy in October and November by way of Lampedusa on perilous fishing boats.
Italian Migrants Sew Mouths Shut In Protest|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Despite the risk, more than 4,000 refugees, irregular migrants and asylum seekers came through Lampedusa in 2013 alone.
Italian Migrants Sew Mouths Shut In Protest|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lampedusa, on the other hand, consists of limestone, which lies about in great blocks on its surface.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet

British Dictionary definitions for Lampedusa (1 of 2)

Lampedusa¹

/ (ˌlæmpɪˈdjuːzə) /

noun

an island in the Mediterranean, between Malta and Tunisia. Area: about 21 sq km (8 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for Lampedusa (2 of 2)

Lampedusa²

/ (ˌlæmpɪˈdjuːzə) /

noun

Giuseppe Tomasi di. 1896–1957, Italian novelist: author of the historical novel The Leopard (1958)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012