# Agrigento

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A province of Sicily, Italy.
2. The capital city of Agrigento.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Agrigento, from Latin Agrigentum, possibly from the root words ager (“field”) and gēns (“clan, kin”), but more likely to be a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾰντᾰ (Akrágăntă), accusative of Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās), from ἄκρος (ákros, “at the edge”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/agrigento