Sardinia
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Sardinia
- /sɑɹˈdɪniə/ US
- /sɑːˈdɪnɪə/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowing from Latin Sardinia and Ancient Greek Σαρδώ (Sardṓ), which in turn derive from a pre-Roman substrate language, *sard, *shard. It is connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana, an ethnic group amongst the Sea Peoples. A Phoenician inscription found in Nora and dated to the 9th century B.C.E. identifies the island as Shardan.
proper noun
- An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A town in Erie County, New York.
- A village in Washington Township, Brown County and Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio.
Translations
Every language
name island of Italy
| Español | Cerdeña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사르데냐 Sareudenya |
| 日本語 | サルデーニャ Sarudēnya, サルディーニャ Sarudīnya, サルディニア Sarudinia |
| 中文 | 撒丁島 /撒丁岛 Sādīng dǎo |
| हिन्दी | सारडीनिया sārḍīniyā, सार्डिनिया sārḍiniyā |
| Português | Sardenha |
| Français | Sardaigne |
| Deutsch | Sardinien |
| Italiano | Sardegna |
| Ελληνικά | Σαρδηνία Sardinía |
| Română | Sardinia |
| Русский | Сарди́ния Sardínija |
| العربية | سَرْدِينْيَا sardīnyā, سَرْدَانِيَة sardāniya, سَرْدِينِيَة sardīniya, سُرِدَانِيَة suridāniya |
| עברית | סרדיניה |
Talk about this word "Sardinia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sardinia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sardinia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sardinia "Sardinia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sardinia.Cite this
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title = {Sardinia},
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year = {2026},
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