Pantelleria

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/ˌpæntəˈlɛəɹiə//ˌpʌntəˈlɛəɹiə/

proper noun

An inhabited volcanic island belonging to the province of Trapani, Sicily, between Italy and Tunisia.

OriginItalian Pantelleria ← Sicilian Pantiddirìa ← Arabic بِنْتُ الرِّياح →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An inhabited volcanic island belonging to the province of Trapani, Sicily, between Italy and Tunisia.

Origin

  1. Arabicبِنْتُ الرِّياح“daugther of the winds”
  2. SicilianPantiddirìa
  3. ItalianPantelleria
  4. EnglishPantelleria

Borrowed from Italian Pantelleria, from Sicilian Pantiddirìa, from Arabic بِنْتُ الرِّياح (bintu ar-riyāḥ, “daugther of the winds”), perhaps through a dialectal Arabic form with a genitive particle (equivalent to a theoretical Maltese *bint tar-rjieħ, *bint tal-irjieħ).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κόσσυρα, Κόσσυρος
  • Κόσσυρα (Kóssura)Sicilian island
  • Κόσσυρος (Kóssuros)Sicilian island
Arabic بَانْتِلِيرِيَا
  • بَانْتِلِيرِيَا (bāntilīriyā)Sicilian island
Italian Pantelleria
  • PantelleriaSicilian island
Latin Cossūra
  • CossūraSicilian island

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APA

Pantelleria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pantelleria

MLA

“Pantelleria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pantelleria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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