Definition of Agrigento

1. Noun. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples.

Exact synonyms: Acragas
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Sicilia, Sicily

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

Agnes George de Mille
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Agnes de Mille
Agnew
Agni
Agnus Dei
Agnus Deis
Agonidae
Agonus
Agonus cataphractus
Agra
Agrabad
Agricola
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Secretary
Agrigento
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia procera
Agrinio
Agrinion
Agriocharis
Agriocharis ocellata
Agrippa
Agrippina
Agrippina the Elder
Agrippina the Younger
Agrobacterium tumifaciens
Agropyron
Agropyron cristatum
Agropyron intermedium

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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