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Lampedusa

/ˌlæmpɪˈduːzə/

Lampedusa proper noun: the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.

Proper noun

Lampedusa

  1. The largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.

Lampedusa meaning in Arabic

Lampedusa in Arabic

the largest of the Pelagie Islands
لَنْبَذُوشَة lanbaḏūša

Origin of Lampedusa

From Italian Lampedusa, from Latin Lopadusa, from Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa). Compare Sicilian Lampidusa.

Questions about Lampedusa

What does Lampedusa mean?
Lampedusa means the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia.
What is Lampedusa in Arabic?
Lampedusa in Arabic is لَنْبَذُوشَة (lanbaḏūša). See Lampedusa meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Lampedusa?
Lampedusa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lampedusa?
Lampedusa is pronounced /ˌlæmpɪˈduːzə/.

Words near Lampedusa in the dictionary

  1. lampbrush chromosome
  2. lampbrush chromosomes
  3. lampbrushes
  4. lamped
  5. lamped along
  6. Lampedusa
  7. Lampegia
  8. Lampell
  9. Lampells
  10. lampenflora
  11. lamper

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