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etna

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for etna.

Editorial note

Perhaps some people compared Vesuvio to Etna (which erupts much more often) and realized it was a volcano?

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of etna gathered in one view.

noun

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

noun

A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

noun

A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for etna.

Example sentences

1

Perhaps some people compared Vesuvio to Etna (which erupts much more often) and realized it was a volcano?

2

Piano → Fazioli (people) Fazioli → Fazioli Factory (places) Fazioli Factory → Pordenone Province (places) Pordenone Province → Italy (broader) Italy → Sicily (places) Sicily → Mount Etna (deeper) Mount Etna → Etna Volcano (deeper).

3

Otherwise we might as well start tossing virgins into Mount Etna for all the good it'll do.

4

This brings back memories of the 2003 era Etna eruptions, when I was living in southern Italy.

5

Yes, Mount Etna (Italy) and Kīlueaua (Hawaii) are also both current erupting.

6

If you're planning trip to Sicily and Mount Etna just erupted.

7

For comparison, mount Etna emitts 3.3 million tons CO2 per year, and Katla (Iceland) even up to 9 million tons (which is more than Jamaica).

8

Both Etna oven and microwave drift a few minutes each month.

9

However I've the Etna volcano under my ass here in Catania, so I've alarming levels of radon (for which I've other sensors).

10

Sure, and if certain Ancient Greek beliefs are right, thunder is smithed by the god Hephaestos in his forge under mount Etna for Zeus to throw at his enemies.

11

If you grow up near a volcano (see for example modern day active volcanoes in Indonesia or Etna and Stromboli in Italy), you will be used to some degree of rumbling and smoke and ashes spewing.

12

I just want it to reliably tell me what time a specific meeting is tomorrow, know that when I ask for where Mount Etna is, I don’t mean a city in the USA, and stop just ignoring me randomly when I talk to it.

Proper noun examples

1

Etna is incubating startups to bring new blood...

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I once ran a weekly newspaper that was about 70% Etna.

3

It's part of why they go after low return audits on low or middle income people so much more than against corporations and the rich, rich people and corporations have the money to hire lawyers to draw out cases where poorer people don't so auditing 10 Etna's is 100x easier than going after a company with a complicated tax evasion scheme.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use etna in a sentence?

Perhaps some people compared Vesuvio to Etna (which erupts much more often) and realized it was a volcano?

What does etna mean?

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

What part of speech is etna?

etna is commonly used as noun.