Syracuse

[ sir-uh-kyoos, -kyooz ]

noun

1. a city in central New York.
2. Italian Siracusa. a seaport in SE Sicily: ancient city founded by the Carthaginians 734 b.c.; battles 413 b.c., 212 b.c.

Syracuse

noun

1. ˈsaɪrəˌkjuːz a port in SW Italy, in SE Sicily on the Ionian Sea: founded in 734 bc by Greeks from Corinth and taken by the Romans in 212 bc , after a siege of three years. Pop: 123 657 (2001) Italian nameSiracusa
2. ˈsɪrəˌkjuːs a city in central New York State, on Lake Onondaga: site of the capital of the Iroquois Indian federation. Pop: 144 001 (2003 est)

Other Words From

• Syra·cusan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and author of “Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age,” said such a list of events in one race is astonishing.

From Los Angeles Times

He said Syracuse University was “championing facilitated communication over clear and established science,” and implored it to “renounce and repudiate” the technique for its “dangerous harms.”

From BBC

A University of Virginia grad, Davis toiled for 10 years in local TV news in Syracuse, N.Y.;

From Los Angeles Times

Purdue, Stanford, Syracuse and Harvard took similar stances earlier this year.

From Los Angeles Times

When one of those athletes ran for Syracuse instead of his home city of Croton, the government tore down his statue and confiscated his house, converting it into a public jail.

From Salon