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Segesta

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[si-jes-tuh, se-jes-tah] / sɪˈdʒɛs tə, sɛˈdʒɛs tɑ /

noun

  1. Also Segeste. an ancient Greek and Carthaginian city in NW Sicily: near present-day Alcamo.


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Segesta, renowned for its 5th-century-BC temple, was an ancient Greek city nestled between mountains.

From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2023

A few years ago, I wiled away an evening with friends in a thermal bath in Segesta, in the same waters where ancient demigods reputedly used to frolic.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021

The Four Seasons Hotel near Discovery Green - where the March Madness Music Festival will host Maroon 5, Pitbull, Kendrick Lamar and other acts - is nearly booked, said general manager Tom Segesta.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2016

One afternoon after our visit to Segesta, I bumped into my young friend Robert in the ship’s library, and offered to split some of the sugary pastries I’d bought ashore.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2012

Segesta traced its foundation to fugitives from Troy.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

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