Palermo
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
Palermitan
-
a word derived from
Palermo.
Example Sentences
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As one Palermitan admitted with a wince, a shower or bath has become rare, generally reserved for those too young or too infirm to jump into the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now will the Saxon foeman rise; Palermitan and Afric bands, And men from fierce and distant lands.
From Song and Legend from the Middle Ages by Porter Lander MacClintock
Who we are, I do not know: his highness the Palermitan carpenter lout, no doubt.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Giornowick was a Palermitan, born in 1745, and his career was thoroughly artistic and full of romantic vicissitudes.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
But the apparently grave and courteous Palermitan knew what he was doing all the time and was enjoying it as a child enjoys committing a harmless piece of mischief.
From Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions by Henry Festing Jones
