Lampedusa
English
Etymology
From Italian Lampedusa, from Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlæmpɪˈduːzə/
Proper noun
Lampedusa
- The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.
Translations
the largest of the Pelagie Islands
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lam.peˈdu.za/[1]
- Rhymes: -uza
- Hyphenation: Lam‧pe‧dù‧sa
Proper noun
Lampedusa f
- Lampedusa (the largest of the Pelagie Islands)
Related terms
References
- Lampedusa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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