Agrigento

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UK/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/US/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntoʊ/

proper noun

A province of Sicily, Italy.

OriginItalian Agrigento ← Latin Agrigentum ← Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Sicily, Italy.
  2. The capital city of Agrigento.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈκράγᾰντᾰ
  2. LatinAgrigentum
  3. ItalianAgrigento
  4. EnglishAgrigento

Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at the edge”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾱς
  • Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās)province and city in Sicily
Arabic جِرْجَنْت, كِرْكَنْت
  • جِرْجَنْت (jirjant)province and city in Sicily
  • كِرْكَنْت (kirkant)province and city in Sicily
  • أَغْرِيجِنْتُو (ʔaḡrījintū)province and city in Sicily
Bulgarian Агридженто
  • Агридженто (Agridžento)province and city in Sicily
Catalan Agrigent
  • Agrigentprovince and city in Sicily
Chinese Mandarin 阿格里真托
  • 阿格里真托 (Āgélǐzhēntuō)province and city in Sicily
Finnish Agrigento
  • Agrigentoprovince and city in Sicily
French Agrigente
  • Agrigenteprovince and city in Sicily
German Agrigent
  • Agrigentprovince and city in Sicily
Greek Αγκριτζέντο
  • Αγκριτζέντο (Agkritzénto)province and city in Sicily
Hebrew אגריג׳נטו
  • אגריג׳נטו (Agrijénto)province and city in Sicily
Italian Agrigento
  • Agrigentoprovince and city in Sicily
Japanese アグリジェント
  • アグリジェント (Agurijento)province and city in Sicily
Korean 아그리젠토
  • 아그리젠토 (ageurijento)province and city in Sicily
Latin Agrigentum
  • Agrigentumprovince and city in Sicily
Latvian Agridžento, Džirdženti
  • Agridžentoprovince and city in Sicily
  • Džirdžentiprovince and city in Sicily
Lithuanian Agridžentas
  • Agridžentasprovince and city in Sicily
Persian آگریجنتو
  • آگریجنتو (âgrijento)province and city in Sicily
Portuguese Agrigento
  • Agrigentoprovince and city in Sicily
Russian Агридже́нто
  • Агридже́нто (Agridžénto)province and city in Sicily
Spanish Agrigento
  • Agrigentoprovince and city in Sicily
Thai อากรีเจนโต
  • อากรีเจนโต (Àak-rii-jeen-dtoo)province and city in Sicily
Turkish Agrigento
  • Agrigentoprovince and city in Sicily
Ukrainian Агрідже́нто, Аґрідже́нто
  • Агрідже́нто (Ahridžénto)province and city in Sicily
  • Аґрідже́нто (Agridžénto)province and city in Sicily
Urdu ایگریجینتو
  • ایگریجینتوprovince and city in Sicily
Cite this entry
APA

Agrigento. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agrigento

MLA

“Agrigento.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agrigento. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Agrigento,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agrigento.

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