Catania
English
Proper noun
Catania
Translations
province of Sicily
capital of Catania
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Italian
Etymology
Named by the indigenous Sicel people; from Sicel katane (“grater, flaying knife, skinning place; crude tool apt to pare”) (compare Ancient Greek κατάνη (katánē)).[1] The name was adopted by Greek settlers, survived Hellenization and passed into Roman rule.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Catania f
Derived terms
References
- ^ Various authors (1987), Enciclopedia di Catania, Tringale
Sicilian
Proper noun
Catania f
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