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Sicilian

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Si·ci·ly  (ss-l)
An island of southern Italy in the Mediterranean Sea west of the southern end of the Italian peninsula. It was colonized from the eighth century b.c. by Greeks, who displaced the earlier Phoenician settlers. The next conquerors were Carthaginians, who in turn were conquered by Romans in the third century b.c. After a succession of other rulers the island came under the control of the Normans in the 11th century a.d. and formed the nucleus of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consisting of Sicily and southern Italy. The island continued to change hands until a later kingdom was conquered by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860 and became part of unified Italy.

Si·cilian (s-slyn) adj. & n.

Sicilian [sɪˈsɪlɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Sicily or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Sicily
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.SicilianSicilian - a resident of Sicily                
Sicilia, Sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily
Italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy
mafioso - a member of the Sicilian Mafia
Adj.1.Sicilian - of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily; "the Sicilian Mafia"
Translations
Sicilian [sɪˈsɪlɪən]
A. ADJsiciliano
B. N
1. (= person) → siciliano/a m/f
2. (Ling) → siciliano m
Sicilian [sɪˈsɪliən]
adjsicilien(ne)
n
(= person) → Sicilien(ne) m/f
(= language) → sicilien m
Sicilian
adjsizilianisch
n
Sizilianer(in) m(f)
(Ling) → Sizilianisch nt
Sicilian [sɪˈsɪlɪən] adj & nsiciliano/a
Sicilian [sɪˈsɪlɪən] adj & nsiciliano/a


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Agathocles, the Sicilian,[*] became King of Syracuse not only from a private but from a low and abject position.
For the two men were singularly well matched, the prince using his skill with a sort of cynical confidence, the Sicilian using his with a murderous care.
suddenly cried the Sicilian seaman, who being posted at the mizen-mast-head, stood directly behind Ahab, though somewhat lower than his level, and with a deep gulf of air dividing them.
 
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