Ischia

American  

[ee-skyah] / ˈi skyɑ /

noun

1. an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).

2. a seaport on this island.

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Ischia British  

/ ˈiːskjɑː, ˈɪskɪə /

noun

1. a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the N end of the Bay of Naples. Area: 47 sq km (18 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

At the time of his death, he was working on an action movie, Cassino in Ischia.

From BBC • May 22, 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

Gaia Pianigiani, a reporter based in Siena, Italy, went to Ischia this past week and filed this report.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

“Everybody in Ischia, and in Italy,” Mr. Molinaro said, “tries to make a place in the sun for themselves and their families.”

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022

To-day we are to ascend the hill to visit the Camaldoli Monastery, and to-morrow, if the weather permits, we proceed to Procida and Ischia.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix