| NOUN | location | Sicily, Sicilia | the Italian region on the island of Sicily |
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| location | Sicily, Sicilia | the largest island in the Mediterranean |
| Sounds | sih'sahliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | The Italian region on the island of Sicily. | |
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| Synonym | Sicilia | |
| Instance of | Italian region | Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes |
| Members | Sicilian | A resident of Sicily |
| Part of | Italy, Italian Republic, Italia | A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula |
| Parts | Agrigento, Acragas | A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily / Sicily near the coast |
| Egadi Islands, Aegadean Isles, Aegadean Islands, Isole Egadi, Aegates | A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean | |
| Etna, Mount Etna, Mt Etna | An inactive volcano in Sicily | |
| Messina | A port city in northeastern Sicily / Sicily on the Strait of Messina | |
| Palermo | The capital of Sicily | |
| Syracuse, Siracusa | A city in southeastern Sicily / Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC | |
| Spanish | Sicilia | |
| Catalan | Sicilia, Sicília | |
| Adjectives | Sicilian | of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily |
| Meaning | The largest island in the Mediterranean. | |
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| Synonym | Sicilia | |
| Instance of | island | A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water |
| Part of | Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea | The largest inland sea |
| Parts | Cape Passero, Passero Cape | A cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily |
| Region of | Passero, Cape Passero | A naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) |
| Syracuse, siege of Syracuse | The Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse | |
| Syracuse, siege of Syracuse | The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) | |
| Spanish | Sicilia | |
| Catalan | Sicília | |
| Adjectives | Sicilian | of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily |
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