Associations to the word «Etna»

Wiktionary

ETNA, proper noun. (frequently, more fully, Mount Etna) An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Catania, between Messina and Catania.
ETNA, proper noun. A town in Penobscot County, Maine, USA.
ETNA, proper noun. A river that flows through Etnedal and Nordre Land municipalities in Oppland, Norway.
ETNA, proper noun. A female given name
ETNA, noun. A kind of small, portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.

Dictionary definition

ETNA, noun. An inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet).
ETNA, noun. A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air.

Wise words

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