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Sicily

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪsɪli/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sis′ə lē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sic•i•ly  (sis′ə lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesan island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 4,909,996; 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Cap.: Palermo. Italian, Sicilia. Ancient, Sicilia, Trinacria. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sicily /ˈsɪsɪlɪ/ n
  1. the largest island in the Mediterranean, separated from the tip of SW Italy by the Strait of Messina: administratively an autonomous region of Italy; settled by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians before the Roman conquest of 241 bc; under Normans (12th–13th centuries); formed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with Naples in 1815; mountainous and volcanic. Capital: Palermo. Pop: 4 972 124 (2003 est). Area: 25 460 sq km (9830 sq miles)Latin names: Sicilia, Trinacria Italian name: Sicilia
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