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. Latin names: Sicilia.  Trinacria. Italian name: Sicilia. 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)

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.

It is the largest Mediterranean island.

Other Word Forms

• Sicilian adjective

Example Sentences

Verres ransacked Sicily’s Greek temples and pillaged the homes of Roman citizens.

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The Five Families are part of the larger American-Sicilian mafia operation known as La Cosa Nostra, which translates to "this thing of ours", and the members often work closely with their counterparts in Sicily.

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Six members of an Italian charity which rescues migrants in the Mediterranean went on trial in Sicily ON Tuesday, accused of aiding illegal immigration.

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The 31-year-old has recently accepted a new job in Sicily, but isn't sure she's made the right call.

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Local groups that oppose the bridge also say its construction would use millions of litres of water a day while both Sicily and Calabria regularly struggle with drought.

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