Ischia

[ ee-skyah ]

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.

Ischia

/ 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)

Example Sentences

He was a little tender at the bottom of the bones you sit on, called the ischia.

From New York Times

The anterior region of the crupper is thus much broader than that occupied by the ischia.

From Project Gutenberg

On the skeleton of the horse in the École des Beaux-Arts, the distance which separates the tuberosities of the ischia is 225 millimetres; that between the two spines of each iliac bone is 25 centimetres.

From Project Gutenberg

These relations are evidently of importance with regard to shape, since the iliac crests and the ischia are noticeable beneath the skin.

From Project Gutenberg