Agrigento
/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/US/ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntoʊ/
Agrigento proper noun: a province of Sicily, Italy.
Proper noun
Agrigento
Agrigento meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Arabic
Agrigento in Urdu
- province and city in Sicily
- ایگریجینتو
Agrigento in Malayalam
- province and city in Sicily
- അഗ്രിജന്തോ agrijantō
Agrigento in Sanskrit
- province and city in Sicily
- अग्रिजेन्तो agrijento
Agrigento in Arabic
- province and city in Sicily
- جِرْجَنْت jirjant, كِرْكَنْت kirkant, أَغْرِيجِنْتُو ʔaḡrījintū
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- Agrigento in Persian
- آگریجنتو âgrijento
- Agrigento in Thai
- อากรีเจนโต Àak-rii-jeen-dtoo
Origin of Agrigento
Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at the edge”).
Questions about Agrigento
- What does Agrigento mean?
- Agrigento means a province of Sicily, Italy.
- What is Agrigento in Urdu?
- Agrigento in Urdu is ایگریجینتو. See Agrigento meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is Agrigento?
- Agrigento is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Agrigento?
- Agrigento is pronounced /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/ (UK).
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