sicily
IPA: sˈɪsʌɫi
Root Word: Sicily
noun
- The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
- (historical) Synonym of Kingdom of Sicily, a former kingdom controlling the island and some of southern Italy in the medieval and early modern period
- (historical) Synonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom controlling southern Italy and claiming sovereignty over the island in the early modern period
- (historical) Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom controlling the island and most of southern Italy in the 19th century
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Examples of "sicily" in Sentences
- The flag is similar to that of Sicily.
- Decorated with a gold medal by Sicily.
- Sicily is the largest island in the Med.
- In sulphur it is a close second to Sicily.
- They are as notable as the mafia in Sicily.
- Cinder cone on the flanks of Mount Etna, Sicily.
- With the invasion of Sicily, the idyllic days are over.
- The squadron returned to the States aboard the USS Sicily.
- He was decorated for unselfish acts during a cholera outbreak in Sicily.
- Sicily is bull too there has never been a branch from sicily of Barbaros.
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