Catania (Cata`nia) , an ancient city at the foot of Etna, to the S., on a plain called the Granary of Sicily; has been several times devastated by the eruptions of Etna, particularly in 1169, 1669, and 1693; manufactures silk, linen, and articles of amber, &c., and exports sulphur, grain, and fruits.
Population (circa 1900) given as 123,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Catamar`ca * Catanza`ro