Meanings
proper noun
- The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛοπαδοῦσσα
- LatinLopadusa
- ItalianLampedusa
- EnglishLampedusa
From Italian Lampedusa, from Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.
More words from Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα, Λαπαδούσσα
- Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa)the largest of the Pelagie Islands
- Λαπαδούσσα (Lapadoússa)the largest of the Pelagie Islands
Arabic لَنْبَذُوشَة
- لَنْبَذُوشَة (lanbaḏūša)the largest of the Pelagie Islands
French Lampidusa, Lampédouse
- Lampidusathe largest of the Pelagie Islands
- Lampédousethe largest of the Pelagie Islands
Greek Λαμπεντούζα
- Λαμπεντούζα (Lampentoúza)the largest of the Pelagie Islands
Italian Lampedusa
- Lampedusathe largest of the Pelagie Islands
Latin Lopadusa
- Lopadusathe largest of the Pelagie Islands
Cite this entry
APA
Lampedusa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lampedusa
MLA
“Lampedusa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lampedusa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lampedusa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lampedusa.
Source: Lampedusa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.