Trapani

American

[trah-pah-nee] / ˈtrɑ pɑ ni /

noun

a seaport in NW Sicily.

Trapani British

/ ˈtraːpani /

noun

a port in S Italy, in NW Sicily: Carthaginian naval base, ceded to the Romans after the First Punic War. Pop: 68 346 (2001)

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Dr Lia Trapani catalogues everything from the dig.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Bluebell failed to persuade fellow Richemont shareholders to add Francesco Trapani, the former C.E.O. of Bulgari, as a director, but the conglomerate agreed to give public investors more influence.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Mare*Go said it disobeyed instructions to take 36 migrants it picked up on Thursday to the Sicilian port of Trapani, taking them instead to Lampedusa island, saving itself hours of navigation.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023

Police have searched at least three homes in the town of Campobello di Mazara, in western Sicily, near Trapani, which they say Messina Denaro had been using as hideouts over the last several months.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023

If a cat from a ship should chance to find itself in Trapani streets, it would give a mortal yell, and go mad, I am sure.

From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

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