Lampedusa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian Lampedusa, from Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.
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Proper noun edit
Lampedusa
- The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.
Translations edit
the largest of the Pelagie Islands
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lampedusa f
- Lampedusa (the largest of the Pelagie Islands)
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References edit
- ^ Lampedusa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)