Sicanian

American  

[si-key-nee-uhn] / sɪˈkeɪ ni ən /

adjective

1. Sicilian.

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Sicanian British  

/ sɪˈkeɪnɪən /

adjective

1. another word for Sicilian

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Etymology

Origin of Sicanian

1640–50; < Latin Sīcani ( us ) ( Sīcani ( a ) Sicily + -us adj. suffix; see -ous) + -an

Example Sentences

The Trojans sailed onward until the threatening clouds made them take refuge in the Sicanian port, where they celebrated the usual games to commemorate Anchises’ death, which had occurred there just one year previous.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

I will myself invoke the King2 who binds In his Sicanian ecchoing vault the winds, With Doris3 and her Nymphs, and all the throng Of azure Gods, to speed thee safe along.

From Poemata : Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton by Cowper, William

In the early neolithic period in Sicily, called by Orsi the Sicanian Period, rock-hewn tombs seem not to have been used.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)

So, when thou Beneath Sicanian billows glidest on, May Doris blend no bitter wave with thine, Begin!

From The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil

And now Sicanian Etna rose to view: Darkness with light more horrid she confounds, Baffles the breath and dims the sight of day.

From Gebir by Landor, Walter Savage