Ragusa

American  

[rah-goo-zah] / rɑˈgu zɑ /

noun

1. a province in SE Italy.

2. a city in and the capital of this province.

3. a city in SE Sicily.

4. Italian name of Dubrovnik.

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Ragusa British  

/ raˈɡuːza /

noun

1. an industrial town in SE Sicily. Pop: 68 956 (2001)

2. the Italian name (until 1918) for Dubrovnik

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Example Sentences

“The NHS-Galleri trial provides the strongest evidence to date that multicancer early detection can shift the stage at which cancers are detected at a population level,” said Grail CEO Bob Ragusa.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

The defence team says the trial in Ragusa is the first of its kind in Italy.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

A man in his 50s was struck by a whirlwind as he left his house in the early morning near the city of Ragusa, the civil protection office said.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2021

“Before the pandemic, we were looking at increases year over year in containers,” Ms. Ragusa said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2021

But this intellectual development was the work of a small and opulent minority in all the cities except Ragusa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various