sicily

IPA: sˈɪsʌɫi

Root Word: Sicily

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

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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