Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catania

/kətˈeɪnjə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: cata-nia
IPA: /kətˈeɪnjə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A former province of Sicily.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Italian.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Catania.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Catanias (plural)

Derived Forms

Catanian

Rhymes With

pennsylvania dania

Questions

How do you pronounce catania?: The recorded pronunciation is /kətˈeɪnjə/.
What does catania mean?: A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
Where does catania come from?: Borrowed from Italian Catania.

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