Ragusa

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province of Sicily, Italy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The capital of Ragusa, Italy. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Former name of Dubrovnik: a city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik. countable, historical, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: ragusa