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Ortygia

Ortygia proper noun: a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.

Proper noun

Ortygia

  1. A small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.

Questions about Ortygia

What does Ortygia mean?
Ortygia means a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily.
What part of speech is Ortygia?
Ortygia is a proper noun.

Words near Ortygia in the dictionary

  1. ortsteins
  2. Ortwein
  3. Ortweins
  4. ortygan
  5. ortygans
  6. Ortygia
  7. Ortygian
  8. Ortygians
  9. orujo
  10. orujos
  11. Orumiyeh

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