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Catania

American  
[kah-tah-nyah] / kɑˈtɑ nyɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Sicily.


Catania British  
/ kaˈtaːnja /

noun

  1. a port in E Sicily, near Mount Etna. Pop: 313 110 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the time, Catania had just left a junior reporter position at The Times in the Ventura County bureau.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

A flight alert was issued, but the International Vincenzo Bellini Airport in Catania is unaffected by the volcanic activity, according to Italy's Ansa news agency.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

In Rome, Federico Catania, the spokesman for Italy’s National Alpine and Speleological Rescue described the cave as one of the deepest in the world.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

All 34 migrants who endured two nights on the reef were rescued, said Federico Catania, a spokesperson for the Alpine assistance group whose experts were lowered from a hovering Italian air force helicopter.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023

We’d won two team medals at the Fencing World Championships, both bronze, one in 2011 at Catania, Italy, and the other in 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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