Palermo

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

noun

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

Palermo

/ pəˈlɛəməʊ; paˈlɛrmo; -ˈlɜː- /

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

Of the first 47 attempts Palermo and his colleagues in Brussels made with this approach, 38 eggs remained intact after the injection, 31 were fertilized and 15 grew to embryos that could be transferred to a uterus.

From Science News

Espresso breaks are common in Palermo, especially at the elegant, old world Antico Caffe Spinnato.

From The Daily Beast

In 2011, my cousin, Andrew Droz Palermo, and I hatched a plan to collaborate on a documentary.

From The Daily Beast

And Olivia Palermo weds in three-piece Carolina Herrera ensemble.

From The Daily Beast

The Verne Club is a hip, steampunky cocktail club in Palermo Soho inspired by, you guessed it, Jules Verne.

From The Daily Beast

We're standing in a dark, closet-sized antechamber just off a quiet street in Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires.

From The Daily Beast

The two friends were to sail from Cefalu upon a Tunisian corn-ship, that made Palermo on her homeward voyage.

From Project Gutenberg

All around Palermo spread the tents, bright pavilions of silk with broad pennons above, whipping the slow south wind.

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The gossips at Palermo bandied the tale about, almost before those concerned in it knew it themselves.

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Musa tells me I am still as beautiful as at Palermo, and I hope in your eyes also this will prove true.

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At Palermo you boasted you loved to talk with a foe over two sword-blades; Syrian nard softens your courage and your arm.

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