Catania

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proper noun

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.

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Meanings

proper nounCatania (countable and uncountable, plural Catanias)

plural Catanias

  1. countableuncountableA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
  2. countableuncountableA metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.
  3. countablehistoricaluncountableA former province of Sicily.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. ItalianCatania
  2. ItalianCatania
  3. EnglishCatania

Borrowed from Italian Catania.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κατάνη
  • Κατάνη (Katánē)metropolitan city of Sicily
Arabic قَطَانِيَة, قَطَالِيَة
  • قَطَانِيَة (qaṭāniya)city in Sicily
  • قَطَالِيَة (qaṭāliya)city in Sicily
Bulgarian Катания, Катания
  • Катания (Katanija)metropolitan city of Sicily
  • Катания (Katanija)city in Sicily
Catalan Catània, Catània
  • Catàniametropolitan city of Sicily
  • Catàniacity in Sicily
French Catane, Catane
  • Catanemetropolitan city of Sicily
  • Catanecity in Sicily
German Catania
  • Cataniacity in Sicily
Greek Κατάνια, Κατάνια
  • Κατάνια (Katánia)metropolitan city of Sicily
  • Κατάνια (Katánia)city in Sicily
Italian Catania, Catania
  • Cataniametropolitan city of Sicily
  • Cataniacity in Sicily
Latin Catana
  • Catanacity in Sicily
Polish Katania, Katania
  • Kataniametropolitan city of Sicily
  • Kataniacity in Sicily
Portuguese Catânia, Catânia
  • Catâniametropolitan city of Sicily
  • Catâniacity in Sicily
Russian Ката́ния, Ката́ния
  • Ката́ния (Katánija)metropolitan city of Sicily
  • Ката́ния (Katánija)city in Sicily
Turkish Katanya, Katanya
  • Katanyametropolitan city of Sicily
  • Katanyacity in Sicily
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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