Definitions for sicilyˈsɪs ə li

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Sic•i•lyˈsɪs ə li(n.)

  1. the largest island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina. 5,141,343; 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Palermo.; Italian, Sicilia.; Ancient, Sicilia, Trinacria.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sicily, Sicilia(noun)

    the Italian region on the island of Sicily

  2. Sicily, Sicilia(noun)

    the largest island in the Mediterranean

Wiktionary

  1. Sicily(ProperNoun)

    An autonomous region and island of Italy.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Sicily

    the largest island in the Mediterranean, lying off the SW. extremity of Italy, to which it belongs, and from which it is separated by the narrow strait of Messina, 2 m. broad; the three extremities of its triangular configuration form Capes Faro (NE.), Passaro (S.), and Boco (W.); its mountainous interior culminates in the volcanic Etna, and numerous streams rush swiftly down the thickly-wooded valleys; the coast-lands are exceptionally fertile, growing (although agricultural methods are extremely primitive) excellent crops of wheat and barley, as well as an abundance of fruit; sulphur-mining is an important industry, and large quantities of the mineral are exported; enjoys a fine equable climate, but malaria is in parts endemic; the inhabitants are a mixed—Greek, Italian, Arabic, &c.—race, and differ considerably in language and appearance from Italians proper; are ill-governed, and as a consequence discontented and backward, even brigandage not yet being entirely suppressed. Palermo, the largest city, is situated on the precipitous N. coast. As part of the "Kingdom of the Two Sicilies," comprising Sicily and Naples, it was overrun by Garibaldi in 1860, and in the same year was incorporated with the kingdom of Italy.


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