AGRIGENTO — (Girgenti), town in Sicily. The Jewish community of Agrigento dates to classical antiquity, as attested by a tombstone found there, perhaps of the fifth century. In 598, during the pontificate of gregory the Great, a number of Jews were converted … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Agrigento — Infobox CityIT img coa = Agrigento Stemma.png official name = Comune di Agrigento name=Agrigento region = flagicon|Sicily Sicily province = Agrigento (AG) elevation m = 230 area total km2 = 244 population as of = 2004 population total = 59031… … Wikipedia
Agrigento — /ah grddee jen taw/, n. a city in S Italy. 480,068. Formerly, Girgenti. * * * ▪ Italy formerly (until 1927) Girgenti, Greek Acragas, Latin Agrigentum city, near the southern coast of Sicily, Italy. It lies on a plateau encircled by low… … Universalium
ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Agrigento — noun Province of Sicily, Italy; the town and capital of Agrigento … Wiktionary
Agrigento — noun a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples • Syn: ↑Acragas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Sicily, ↑Sicilia * * * /ah grddee jen taw/, n. a city in S Italy. 480,068. Forme … Useful english dictionary
Agrigento — or formerly Girgenti or ancient Agrigentum or Acragas geographical name commune Italy in SW Sicily near coast population 54,603 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Agrigento — A•gri•gen•to [[t]ˌɑ griˈdʒɛn tɔ[/t]] n. geg a city in S Italy. 51,931 … From formal English to slang
List of postal codes in Italy — Italy s postal code system is called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale, literally: Postal Expedition Code). CAP are routing information for all the Italian cities and towns which have just a single CAP each; 28 city centres have a specific CAP.… … Wikipedia
