Sicily

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.

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Si·cilian (s-slyn) adj. & n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily Sicilia Aegadean Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegates, Egadi Islands, Isole Egadi - a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Messina - a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina Siracusa, Syracuse - a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC Palermo - the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years Acragas, Agrigento - a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples Etna, Mount Etna, Mt Etna - an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) Sicilian - a resident of Sicily
	2.	Sicily - the largest island in the Mediterranean Sicilia Passero, Cape Passero - a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) siege of Syracuse, Syracuse - the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse siege of Syracuse, Syracuse - the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) Cape Passero, Passero Cape - a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

Translations

Sicily [ˈsɪsɪlɪ] n → Sicilia

Sicily [ˈsɪsɪlɪ] n → Sicile f

Sicily [ˈsɪsɪlɪ] n → Sizilien nt

Sicily [ˈsɪsɪlɪ] n → Sicilia