Palermo

American  

[puh-lur-moh, -lair-, pah-ler-maw] / pəˈlɜr moʊ, -ˈlɛər-, pɑˈlɛr mɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.

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Palermo British  

/ paˈlɛrmo, -ˈlɜː-, pəˈlɛəməʊ /

noun

1. the capital of Sicily, on the NW coast: founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century _bc Pop: 686 722 (2001)

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Palermo Cultural  

1. City in northwest Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea; capital of Sicily.

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Palermo's convenient location has made it an important port for trans-Mediterranean shipping for three thousand years. Settled by Phoenicia in the eighth century b.c., it has come under the influence of many civilizations, including the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It has also come under the control of the Arabs and the French. Palermo has long been a center for art and architecture.

Other Word Forms

• Palermitan adjective

Example Sentences

Harry Styles has hinted he is about to end his four-year musical drought, with a series of cryptic billboards appearing in cities around the world including New York, Manchester, Palermo, São Paulo and Berlin.

From BBC

In an interview with France's Le Monde, she said the song was inspired by her namesake, Saint Rosalia de Palermo, who fled the altar to dedicate her life to God.

From BBC

In the 1970s, when Bunker moved to Maine, he canvassed old-timers for the names of the apples growing near his Palermo homestead.

From The Wall Street Journal

We rented a car in Palermo and drove through the middle of it and in these small towns.

From Salon

It was not immediately clear whether Rubio or Palermo had defense attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times