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Sicily

American  
[sis-uh-lee] / ˈsɪs ə li /

noun

  1. an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9,924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Palermo.

Sicily British  
/ ˈsɪsɪlɪ /

noun

  1. Latin names: Sicilia.   Trinacria.  Italian name: Sicilia.  the largest island in the Mediterranean, separated from the tip of SW Italy by the Strait of Messina: administratively an autonomous region of Italy; settled by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians before the Roman conquest of 241 bc ; under Normans (12th–13th centuries); formed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with Naples in 1815; mountainous and volcanic. Capital: Palermo. Pop: 4 972 124 (2003 est). Area: 25 460 sq km (9830 sq miles)

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Sicily Cultural  

  1. Island in southern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, separated from the Italian mainland by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its capital is Palermo.

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It is the largest Mediterranean island.

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  • Sicilian adjective

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Video footage released by police shows a small dog leisurely walking down a road in Catania's San Giorgio district in Sicily carrying a bag of rubbish in its mouth before dropping it.

From BBC

"Once I was watching football and the other times I was taking a long train to Sicily," he said.

From BBC

She fled and founded Carthage around 814 B.C. on the North African coast opposite Sicily.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adventurous types can also look to Sicily for a rare experience -- the chance to ski down an active volcano.

From Barron's

Gaetano Ferrera had just a few minutes to grab belongings from his home, one of hundreds evacuated after a landslide in Sicily that experts warn could worsen due to heavy rainfall.

From Barron's

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