Lampedusa

American  

[lam-pi-doo-suh, -zuh, lahm-pe-doo-zah] / ˌlæm pɪˈdu sə, -zə, ˌlɑm pɛˈdu zɑ /

noun

1. Giuseppe (Tomasi) di 1896–1957, Italian novelist.

2. an island in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta: belonging to Italy.

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Lampedusa ¹ British  

/ ˌlæmpɪˈdjuːzə /

noun

1. an island in the Mediterranean, between Malta and Tunisia. Area: about 21 sq km (8 sq miles)

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Lampedusa ² British  

/ ˌlæmpɪˈdjuːzə /

noun

1. Giuseppe Tomasi di. 1896–1957, Italian novelist: author of the historical novel The Leopard (1958)

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Example Sentences

The Arctic Metagaz is now floating south away from Italian waters and the island of Lampedusa towards Libya, with Italian and Maltese officials continuing to monitor its movement.

From BBC

However, Malta's transport authority last week said the wreck was still afloat, drifting without a crew between Malta and the Italian island of Lampedusa.

From Barron's

The announcements of the trips follow news the pope will visit a series of areas within Italy in the coming months, including the island of Lampedusa.

From Barron's

But another writer comes to mind as well—the Sicilian aristocrat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, whose 1958 “The Leopard” offers a layered totalizing portrait of a society that is both changing and failing to change.

From The Wall Street Journal

After four months of being exploited in Libya, Esther escaped and crossed the Mediterranean in a rubber dinghy from which she was rescued by the Italian coast guard and taken to the island of Lampedusa.

From BBC