Trinacria

[ trih-ney-kree-uh, -nak-ree-uh, trahy- ]

/ trɪˈneɪ kri ə, -ˈnæk ri ə, traɪ- /

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noun

an ancient name of Sicily.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Trinacria

Tri·na·cri·an, adjective

Words nearby Trinacria

trimotor, trim rail, trim size, trim tab, Trimurti, Trinacria, Trinacrian, trinal, trinary, trination, Tri-Nations Championship

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How to use Trinacria in a sentence

The Albergo Trinacria was not merely shaken down, it was also burnt.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
The newspapers particularly mentioned that the Albergo Trinacria had fallen, killing everyone who was sleeping there that night.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
This piano solo was the nearest approach to chamber music that a thorough search and research revealed in the island of Trinacria.
Atlantic Classics|Various
This species resembles Cypassis entomocora vel Ommatocampe trinacria, Sthr, 1880, loc.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

It was anciently called Trinacria, from its triangular shape, and is about six hundred miles in circumference.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Trinacria

Trinacria

/ (trɪˈneɪkrɪə, traɪ-) /

noun

the Latin name for Sicily

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