Pa·ler·mo (p -lûr m , -lâr-, pä-l r-) 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]
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(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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