Ischia
Americannoun
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an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
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a seaport on this island.
noun
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The Italian newspaper La Repubblica said Mr. Stevenson died on the Italian island of Ischia, where he had been filming a movie.
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
At the time of his death, he was working on an action movie, Cassino in Ischia.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
Six months ago, 12 people died on the southern island of Ischia in a landslide triggered by torrential rain, while 11 people were killed last September by flash floods in the central region of Marche.
From Reuters • May 18, 2023
Far to the west, on the island of Ischia off the west coast of Italy, Greeks were competing with Phoenician merchants for trade with local peoples, whose iron ore was in strong demand.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
My thermometer was unluckily broken, or I would have informed you of the exact degree of the cold in this ventaroli of Ischia, which is by much the strongest in its effects I ever felt.
From Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos by Hamilton, William
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