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Palermo

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Pa·ler·mo  (p-lûrm, -lâr-, pä-lr-)
A city of northwest Sicily, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Founded by Phoenicians c. eighth century b.c., it later became a Carthaginian military base and was conquered by Rome in 254-253. The Arabs held the city from a.d. 831 until 1072, when it became capital of the independent kingdom of Sicily (until 1194). Population: 667,000.
Palermo [pəˈlɛəməʊ -ˈlɜː- (Italian) paˈlɛrmo]
n
(Placename) the capital of Sicily, on the NW coast: founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century bc Pop.: 683 794 (2000 est.)
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Noun1.PalermoPalermo - the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
Sicilia, Sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily


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The next point of interest will be Palermo, the most beautiful city of Sicily, which will be reached in one night from Naples.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Some people said she had gone to Naples in pursuit of Lord Steyne, whilst others averred that his Lordship quitted that city and fled to Palermo on hearing of Becky's arrival; some said she was living in Bierstadt, and had become a dame d'honneur to the Queen of Bulgaria; some that she was at Boulogne; and others, at a boarding-house at Cheltenham.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
The very name assumed by his host of Monte Cristo and again repeated by the landlord of the Hotel de Londres, abundantly proved to him that his island friend was playing his philanthropic part on the shores of Piombino, Civita-Vecchio, Ostia, and Gaeta, as on those of Corsica, Tuscany, and Spain; and further, Franz bethought him of having heard his singular entertainer speak both of Tunis and Palermo, proving thereby how largely his circle of acquaintances extended.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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