Sicanian

American  

[si-kay-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

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Example Sentences

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Sicanian

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 William Cowper

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 H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber

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

From The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil

"If thee, dear Sire, the Libyan deep doth hide, Nor hopes of young Iulus more can cheer, Back let our barks to the Sicanian tide And proffered homes and king Acestes steer."

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor

There is an ancient land of mine bordering the Tuscan river, stretching far westward beyond the Sicanian borders.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

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