Crossword clues for catania
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Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, one of the ten biggest cities in Italy, and the seventh largest metropolitan area in Italy. The population of the city proper is 315,601 while the population of the conurbation is estimated to be 767,003. The metropolitan city has 1,115,310 inhabitants.
Catania is well known for its historical earthquakes, having been destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169, another one in 1693, and several volcanic eruptions from the neighbouring Mount Etna, the most violent of which was in 1669.
Catania has had a long and eventful history, having been founded in the 8th century BC. In 1434, the first university in Sicily was founded in the city. In the 14th century and into the Renaissance period, Catania was one of Italy's most important cultural, artistic and political centres. The city has a rich culture and history, hosting many museums, restaurants, churches, parks and theatres. Catania is well known for its street food.
Usage examples of "catania".
She called to wake him, then began to scream and cry until the Doctor, Catania Olsen, pushed through the crowd to her, and touched William to be certain he was gone.
No man would marry a face like that, so Catania was apprenticed to the Doctor, to become a Doctor herself.
Sam and the mention of tribesmen, so Catania soothed her and sent her home to make a warm bed ready.
Later, Catania came visiting, and brought a jug and her willow-wood harpa trade-instrument.
Watching her husband as they sang, watching Catania, Susan saw how dear they both found that single weakness in him.
After a while, they stopped singing and sat on piled furs watching the fire, while Catania played softly on her harp.
It occurred to Catania that small fires had filled many silences over the centuries.
Except for Catania, Joan Richardson, and Lucy Edwards, who were nearly thirty, the women were all young.
He saw Catania fighting with her knife, saw tall Joan Richardson, her red hair floating black in moonlight, kill a man with her lance.
He had died in the nightof a mistake in his heart, Catania said, when she examined him.
Joan Richardson, Lucy Edwards, and Catania took Penny Weber down to the creek, stomped on the ice to crack it.
No one else said anythingas if, it seemed to Catania, what was not spoken of, could not be.
And said nothing when Catania trotted alongside, worried about the baby, only a few weeks to due.
Tired Trappers came and spit on him, and only Catania and Dummy Olsen would touch the body to drag it to a tree and hang it up by the neck.
The blow had knocked Catania over, and she sat up and wiped her noseit was bleeding.