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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern Sicily, Italy on the Gulf of Catania, an inlet of the Ionian Sea. Founded in the eighth century BC, Catania was a flourishing Greek community and later a Roman colony.
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- proper noun Province of
Sicily ,Italy . - proper noun Town and capital of Catania.
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Examples
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CATANIA (SW) - Udinese and Napoli are the only two teams left at the top of the Italian Serie A, following wins over Catania and Reggina respectively.
Soccerway.com 2008
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CATANIA (SW) - Udinese and Napoli are the only two teams left at the top of the Italian Serie A, following wins over Catania and Reggina respectively.
Soccerway.com 2008
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If so, Catania is hosting a "Sign-Making Open House" on Friday evening at his Dupont Circle headquarters, complete with "refreshments and sign-making materials so that you can state your thesis in the most intelligible way possible."
Catania offers sign-making help for Stewart/Colbert rally Mike DeBonis 2010
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Catania is running for one of two at-large seats against Democratic incumbent Phil Mendelson, Statehood Green candidate David Schwartzman and independent candidate Richard Urban.
Catania offers sign-making help for Stewart/Colbert rally Mike DeBonis 2010
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Councilman Catania is expected to present a bill to legalize marriage in the Capital in the fall.
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Catania is the first scientist to study this particular predator-prey interaction with the aid of a high-speed video camera.
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We talked about growing up in Catania, in his nonna (little bambino sitting on the counter) and mamma's kitchen (garlic first, basil last) picking up culinary inspiration and family heirloom dishes along the way.
Corkscrew & Cave 2006
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We talked about growing up in Catania, in his nonna (little bambino sitting on the counter) and mamma's kitchen (garlic first, basil last) picking up culinary inspiration and family heirloom dishes along the way.
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– "You have heard, perhaps, that I broke with all my friends in Catania when I heard that my father had sought help from them and had not got it."
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She was from Diamante and had not been in Catania for twelve years.
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