Definitions for palermopəˈlɜr moʊ, -ˈlɛər-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Pa•ler•mopəˈlɜr moʊ, -ˈlɛər-(n.)

  1. the capital of Sicily, in the NW part. 701,782.

    Category: Geography (places)

Pa•ler′mi•tan-mɪ tn(adj.; n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Palermo(noun)

    the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years

Wiktionary

  1. Palermo(ProperNoun)

    A province of Sicily, Italy.

  2. Palermo(ProperNoun)

    The capital city of the province of Palermo and of Sicily.

  3. Palermo(ProperNoun)

    A district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Palermo

    capital of Sicily, picturesquely situated in the midst of a beautiful and fertile valley called the Golden Shell; is a handsome town, with many public buildings and nearly 300 churches in Moorish and Byzantine architecture, a university, art school, museum, and libraries; industries are unimportant, but a busy trade is done with Britain, France, and the United States, exporting fruits, wine, sulphur, &c., and importing textiles, coals, machinery, and grain.


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