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Nissa.

Caltanissetta (a town in Sicily, Italy)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈnɪs.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈnis.sa]
  1. Caltanissetta (a town in Sicily, Italy)

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

From Sicilian Nissa, itself from Arabic قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ, “Fortress of the Women”).

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