Meanings
proper nounRagusa (countable and uncountable, plural Ragusas)
plural Ragusas
- countableuncountableFormer name of Dubrovnik: a port city in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea.First known use before 1918
- countablehistoricaluncountableThe Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.
Origin
- Proto-Albanian*rāguša“grape”
- LatinRagusia
- ItalianRagusa
- EnglishRagusa
Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)
More words from Italian, Latin, Proto-Albanian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 拉古薩 /拉古萨, 拉古薩 /拉古萨
- 拉古薩 /拉古萨 (Lāgǔsà)province of Sicily
- 拉古薩 /拉古萨 (Lāgǔsà)capital of the Italian province
French Raguse, Raguse
- Raguseprovince of Sicily
- Ragusecapital of the Italian province
Greek Ραγκούσα
- Ραγκούσα (Ragkoúsa)province of Sicily
Hindi रागुसा
- रागुसा (rāgusā)province of Sicily
Italian Ragusa, Ragusa
- Ragusaprovince of Sicily
- Ragusacapital of the Italian province
Japanese ラグーザ, ラグーザ
- ラグーザ (Ragūza)province of Sicily
- ラグーザ (Ragūza)capital of the Italian province
Latin Ragusa, Ragusium
- Ragusaprovince of Sicily
- Ragusiumprovince of Sicily
Polish Ragusa, Ragusa
- Ragusaprovince of Sicily
- Ragusacapital of the Italian province
- Raguza(historical) Republic of Ragusa
Russian Рагу́за, Рагу́за
- Рагу́за (Ragúza)province of Sicily
- Рагу́за (Ragúza)capital of the Italian province
Cite this entry
APA
Ragusa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragusa
MLA
“Ragusa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragusa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ragusa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ragusa.
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