Definition of Ischia

1. Noun. A volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples.

Group relationships: Campania
Generic synonyms: Island

Definition of Ischia

1. Noun. (plural of ischium) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ischia

1. ischium [n] - See also: ischium

Medical Definition of Ischia

1. Plural of ischium. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ischia

ischemia retinae
ischemias
ischemic
ischemic anoxia
ischemic colitis
ischemic contracture of the left ventricle
ischemic hypoxia
ischemic mitral regurgitation
ischemic muscular atrophy
ischemic necrosis
ischemic neuropathy
ischemic optic neuropathy
ischemic preconditioning
ischemic stroke
ischesis
ischia (current term)
ischiadic
ischiadic plexus
ischiadicus
ischial
ischial bone
ischial bursa
ischial callosity
ischial tuberosity
ischialgia
ischias
ischiatic

Literary usage of Ischia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy by Ettore Pais, C. Densmore Curtis (1908)
"To this fact are supposed to refer the words of Strabo,1 who, after stating that the Neapolitans had occupied ischia after the departure of Hiero, ..."

2. Italy : Handbook for Travellers: Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily, with by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1893)
"STEAMBOAT' from Pozzuoli to Procida and ischia in connection with the Ferrovia ... Procida and the towns of ischia and Forio are also touched at hy the MAU. ..."

3. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"The main port is ischia Porto, a resort with lots of shopping and several ... ischia boasts a rugged coastline. The island is of volcanic origin and that ..."

4. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1903)
"14), returning from ischia on Tues. and Frid. at 12.40 pm The voyage from Naples to ... 80, A rowing-boat takes 6 hrs. to cross from ischia to Capri in fine ..."

5. Southern Italy and Sicily: With Excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"109) instead of from Torregaveta and goes no farther than Porto d'ischia (p. ... Embarking or disembarking at Casamicciola, Procida, ischia, or Forio 20 cb ..."

6. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1910)
"The maximum movement of the ground was at 14h 03.7m and amounted to about 0.54 mm.; at 14h 10.5m it was 0.46 mm.; its direction was nearly east-west. ischia ..."

7. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"A jewel, rivaling even Capri in the gorgeous setting of the Bay of Naples, is the island of ischia which, every year for centuries, has, siren-like, ..."

8. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1887)
"AN IDYL OF ischia. IT was a quiet, sunny August evening. In Casamicciola, one of the principal places in ischia and especially famous for its numerous ..."

9. Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy by Ettore Pais, C. Densmore Curtis (1908)
"To this fact are supposed to refer the words of Strabo,1 who, after stating that the Neapolitans had occupied ischia after the departure of Hiero, ..."

10. Italy : Handbook for Travellers: Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily, with by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1893)
"STEAMBOAT' from Pozzuoli to Procida and ischia in connection with the Ferrovia ... Procida and the towns of ischia and Forio are also touched at hy the MAU. ..."

11. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"The main port is ischia Porto, a resort with lots of shopping and several ... ischia boasts a rugged coastline. The island is of volcanic origin and that ..."

12. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1903)
"14), returning from ischia on Tues. and Frid. at 12.40 pm The voyage from Naples to ... 80, A rowing-boat takes 6 hrs. to cross from ischia to Capri in fine ..."

13. Southern Italy and Sicily: With Excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"109) instead of from Torregaveta and goes no farther than Porto d'ischia (p. ... Embarking or disembarking at Casamicciola, Procida, ischia, or Forio 20 cb ..."

14. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1910)
"The maximum movement of the ground was at 14h 03.7m and amounted to about 0.54 mm.; at 14h 10.5m it was 0.46 mm.; its direction was nearly east-west. ischia ..."

15. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"A jewel, rivaling even Capri in the gorgeous setting of the Bay of Naples, is the island of ischia which, every year for centuries, has, siren-like, ..."

16. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1887)
"AN IDYL OF ischia. IT was a quiet, sunny August evening. In Casamicciola, one of the principal places in ischia and especially famous for its numerous ..."

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