Catania

English

Proper noun

Catania

1. Province of Sicily, Italy.
2. Town and capital of Catania.

Translations

province of Sicily

• Bulgarian: Катания (bg) (Katanija)
• French: Catane (fr)
• Greek: Κατάνια (el) (Katánia) f

• Italian: Catania (it)
• Polish: Katania (pl) f
• Russian: Ката́ния (ru) (Katánija) f

capital of Catania

• Bulgarian: Катания (bg) (Katanija)
• French: Catane (fr)
• Greek: Κατάνια (el) (Katánia) f

• Italian: Catania (it) f
• Polish: Katania (pl) f
• Russian: Ката́ния (ru) (Katánija) f

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• Maltese: Katanja (mt)

• Sicilian: Catania (scn)

External links

• Catania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

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Etymology

Named by the indigenous peoples of Sicels; from the Sicilian word katane, meaning "grater, flaying knife, skinning place" or a "crude tool apt to pare." The name was adopted by Greek settlers, survived Hellenization and passed into Roman rule.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Catania f

1. Catania (province)
2. Catania (town)

Derived terms

• catanese

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Sicilian

Proper noun

Catania f

1. Catania