Catania Syllabification: (Ca·ta·nia)Pronunciation: /kəˈtänyə, -ˈtān-, -ˈtānēə/Definition of Catania a seaport on the east coast of Sicily, in southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna; population 296,469 (2008). Catania in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Catania in the British & World English dictionary