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; -ous ) + -an

Example Sentences

"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 Taylor, Edward Fairfax

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

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)

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

From The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil

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)