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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Sicily, Italy, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded c. 580 BC by Greek colonists.
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- proper noun Province of
Sicily ,Italy ; the town and capital of Agrigento.
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- noun a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
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Examples
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Best meal ever, easily: squid ink pasta in Agrigento Sicily.
Giveaway: Au Revoir to All That by Michael Steinberger | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Gerlandino Messina had been on the run for 11 years before being nabbed Saturday by Carabinieri in Favara, near Agrigento, his power base in Sicily.
Gerlandino Messina, Top Mafia Fugitive, Arrested In Italy The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The hugely popular Greek complex in Agrigento and even the more secluded cities of Segesta and Selinunte are only a short drive away.
Marcello Arrambide: The Road Less Traveled: Sicily Marcello Arrambide 2011
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Marks & Spencer Nerello Mascalese, Belice Valley, Agrigento, Sicily £5.99, Marks & SpencerIf you're a fan of the sort of immediately appealing, youthful succulence you find in good beaujolais, you'll love this vibrant Sicilian red.
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Born at Agrigento in Sicily, Alfano left the poor south and its provincial ways to study law at the Catholic Sacro Cuore university in Milan, the sophisticated and rich north.
Berlusconi's replacement as Italy's PM: will it be the fixer or the technocrat? 2011
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The hugely popular Greek complex in Agrigento and even the more secluded cities of Segesta and Selinunte are only a short drive away.
Marcello Arrambide: The Road Less Traveled: Sicily Marcello Arrambide 2011
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Land in either Palermo or Catania, rent a car and hit the hot spots, which include Agrigento, Syracusa, Taormina and Cefalu.
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On request we will organise excursions so that students can see some of the architectural and natural wonders of Sicily, such as the Baroque heritage of the Val di Noto, the nature reserve at Vendicari, Greek monuments at Syracuse and Agrigento and those of the Arab-Norman period in Palermo.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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In a brief article, ANSA reports about a robot which will guide visitors in the Agrigento museum in Sicily.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Cicerobot, your next museum guide 2006
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In a brief article, ANSA reports about a robot which will guide visitors in the Agrigento museum in Sicily.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Cicerobot, your next museum guide 2006
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