Definition of sicily Sicily
/sɪˈsʌli/ - [sisulee] - Sic•i•ly
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| sicily - the Italian region on the island of Sicily | ||
| Sicilia | ||
| italia, italian republic, italy a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD | ||
| aegadean islands, aegates, egadi islands, isole egadi, aegadean isles a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean | ||
| messina a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina | ||
| siracusa, syracuse the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse | ||
| palermo the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years | ||
| acragas, agrigento a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples | ||
| mount etna, mt etna, etna an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) | ||
| sicily - the largest island in the Mediterranean | ||
| Sicilia | ||
| mediterranean, mediterranean sea the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia | ||
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sicily
An autonomous region and island of Italy and the biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
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sicily
(anc. Sicilia). The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, situated between Italy and the coast of Africa, and separated on the northeast from Naples by the Strait of Messina; it is a province of the kingdom of Italy. It was successively occupied by the Phœnicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. For history of the Carthaginians in Sicily, see CARTHAGE. The western part of Sicily was made a Roman province in 241 B.C.; but after the revolt of Syracuse in the second Punic war, and the conquest of that city by Marcellus, the whole island was made a Roman province. On the downfall of the Roman empire, Sicily formed part of the kingdom of the Ostrogoths; but it was taken from them by Belisarius in 536, and annexed to the Byzantine empire. In the 8th and 9th centuries the Saracens succeeded in conquering it. The Normans conquered the island in the 11th century under Roger Guiscard, duke of Apulia. It passed successively into the hands of France (see SICILIAN VESPERS), Germany, and Spain. By the peace of Utrecht, in 1713, it was given to the Duke of Savoy; was added to the kingdom of Naples in 1720. The war of 1734, however, carried on by France and Spain against Austria, transferred the crown of Naples, or, as it was subsequently termed, of the Two Sicilies, to a branch of the royal family of Spain; it remained in their hands until the French revolution led, in 1799, to the expulsion of the royal family from Naples. In 1815, Ferdinand IV. of Naples assumed the title of Ferdinand I. of the Two Sicilies. In 1847, 1848, and 1849, the Sicilians made several attempts, in common with the Neapolitans, to rid themselves of their obnoxious monarch, Ferdinand II., but without success. The Bourbons were, however, driven from the throne by Garibaldi in 1860, and in the same year Sicily was united to the new kingdom of Italy. See NAPLES.
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- Sicily is a region in South Italy. The capital is Palermo. The population was about 5.087.000 in 2004, and it's the biggest region in the country.
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