Palermo

[ puh-lur-moh, -lair-; Italian pah-ler-maw ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.

Palermo

/ paˈlɛrmo; -ˈlɜː-; pəˈlɛəməʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Sicily, on the NW coast: founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century bc Pop: 686 722 (2001)

Palermo

1. City in northwest Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea ; capital of Sicily.

Notes

Palermo's convenient location has made it an important port for trans-Mediterranean shipping for three thousand years. Settled by Phoenicia in the eighth century b.c. , it has come under the influence of many civilizations, including the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire . It has also come under the control of the Arabs and the French. Palermo has long been a center for art and architecture.

Other Words From

• Pa·ler·mi·tan [p, uh, -, lur, -mi-tn, -, lair, -], adjective noun

Example Sentences

“We swapped details and saw each other later that night. It was all normal,” Paiz said, adding that Payne fetched him from downstairs at the Park Hyatt Palermo after he got lost.

From Los Angeles Times

Since her Olympics success in Paris, Zheng has won titles in Palermo and Tokyo, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the US Open and the Wuhan Open final.

From BBC

Payne was staying in a hotel in the upmarket neighbourhood of Palermo in the Argentine capital.

From BBC

The body of the 31-year-old singer, who was best known as a member of the boy band One Direction, was found in the courtyard of CasaSur Palermo Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement, police said they discovered Payne's body after an emergency crew responded to an call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo on Wednesday.

From BBC