Sardinia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sardinia in British English:
UK [sɑ:ˈdinjə]
How to pronounce Sardinia in American English:
US [sɑrˈdɪniə, -ˈdɪnjə]
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- Noun:
- the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
- an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy
Word Origin
- Sardinia
- large island west of Italy, Latin, from Greek Sardo; perhaps named for the local Iberian people who settled there; the original form and meaning of the name is lost. A Punic (Phoenician) stelle from 7c. B.C.E. refers to it as Shardan. The oblique cases are sometimes Sardonos, etc., as if from *Sardon. Related: Sardinian.
Example
- 1. Italy must address this before the g8 meeting in sardinia in july .
- 2. Flaminio said he split up with letizia shortly after her return from sardinia .
- 3. From the calm waters of southern sardinia , I was plunged into the global economy 's stormy seas .
- 4. Silvio berlusconi , italy 's embattled prime minister , shifted the meeting from sardinia in order to attract funds to the town .
- 5. London bridge opens its arms to the sailboat , which made a second journey last year from sardinia to britain .