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Segesta

American  
[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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It had been buried for centuries by a few centimetres of earth and vegetation in the area of the Southern Acropolis at the Segesta site, which is in the western part of the island.

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

Other theatres are known at Dodona in Greece, Pergamum and Tralles in Asia Minor, and Syracuse and Segesta in Sicily.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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