Sicily

[ sis-uh-lee ]

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

/ ˈsɪsɪlɪ /

noun

1. 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) Latin namesSiciliaTrinacria Italian nameSicilia

Sicily

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

Notes

It is the largest Mediterranean island.

Other Words From

• Si·cil·ian [si-, sil, -y, uh, n, -, sil, -ee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

Now and then, the chef offers a taste of the food his mother made back in his native Sicily.

From Washington Post

My problem is that my husband and I are planning a trip to Sicily.

From Washington Post

The passengers and their companions left the ship in Sicily and were taken home by company-provided transportation while the ship continued its planned schedule.

From Washington Post

GREAT VALUECantine Madaudo Camporè Nero d'Avola 2016Nero d’avola, Sicily’s main red grape, is a bit of a chameleon.

From Washington Post

Christian translators flocked to places where the two faiths mingled, like Spain and Sicily, to get their hands on the best theories and texts.

From Time

The Daily Beast has followed some of the refugees who landed in Sicily a month ago.

From The Daily Beast

The Syrians who arrived in Sicily this week are lucky to be alive.

From The Daily Beast

Once in Sicily, the refugees are processed and released by the Italian authorities, who have streamlined the experience.

From The Daily Beast

A historic hilltop village in Sicily is selling homes for $1.25 each in exchange for long-term investment and restoration.

From The Daily Beast

Triton will begin patrolling the seas with six ships based in Lampedusa and Porto Empedocle in Sicily on November 1.

From The Daily Beast

The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.

From Project Gutenberg

Brother Lawrence of Sicily, over date January 17, 1451, records that with twenty others he had come to visit the holy place.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the next year colonized, and planted with the Cyprian vine and sugar cane of Sicily.

From Project Gutenberg

The princess may love the gems in his turban, his Arabic verses; but not even here in Sicily will she wed an infidel.

From Project Gutenberg

Rhetoric became connected with dialectics, and in Greece, Sicily, and Italy both were extensively cultivated.

From Project Gutenberg