Gela

[ jey-luh; Italian je-lah ]

noun

1. a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.

Example Sentences

It was only after another seven years that the details were confirmed and his grave, in the German section of honour at the American military cemetery in Gela, was found.

From BBC

Inspired by the actual exploits of mafiosa Emanuela Azzarelli, Maria Rosa Cutrufelli’s English language debut “Tina, Mafia Soldier” plunges the listener into the mean streets and stark realities of the southern Sicilian town of Gela, once notorious as the murder capital of Italy.

From Seattle Times

June will also mark the opening of a new exhibit at Wing Luke Museum from the Guma’ Gela’, a queer CHamoru art collective representing the Mariana Islands and the diaspora.

From Seattle Times

"Me? I've been trying to go to bed early. Around 7 or 8pm. That way you get a few hours before the booms begin, if you're lucky," said Gela Chavchavadze, 60, the owner of a café that delivers free cooked meals, most mornings, to neighbourhoods bombed the night before.

From BBC

"I see plenty of people drinking now - even early in the morning. I don't think they should have lifted the alcohol ban. It's not appropriate during war time," said café owner Gela Chavhavadze.

From BBC