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Definition of Agrigento
1. Noun. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples.
Definition of Agrigento
1. Proper noun. Province of Sicily, Italy; the town and capital of Agrigento. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrigento
Literary usage of Agrigento
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century by Ronald Edward Zupko (1981)
"... Caianello (Caserta) 4 Caiolo (Sondrio) 9 Galvano (Napoli) 4 Calamonaci (Agrigento)
14 Calanna (Reggio di Calabria) 3 Calascibetta (Erma) 14 Calatabiano ..."
2. Sicily by Jack Altman (2001)
"The coastline east of Agrigento is largely spoiled by heavy industry, ...
Agrigento The grand scale of its sanctuaries testifies to the great wealth ..."
3. Orlando Furioso by Lodovico Ariosto, John Hoole (1785)
"... loud cries and groans on every hand, 1250 * ^ETNA. Ver, 1248. Agrigento—] The
capital of Sicily. ..."
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