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Syracuse

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sir′ə kyo̅o̅s′, -kyo̅o̅z′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Syr•a•cuse  (sir′ə kyo̅o̅s′, -kyo̅o̅z′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in central New York. 170,105.
  2. Place Names, Ancient HistoryItalian, Siracusa. a seaport in SE Sicily: ancient city founded by the Carthaginians 734b.c.;
    battles 413b.c.,212b.c.121,134.
Syr′a•cu′san, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Syracuse n
  1. /ˈsaɪrəˌkjuːz/ a port in SW Italy, in SE Sicily on the Ionian Sea: founded in 734 bc by Greeks from Corinth and taken by the Romans in 212 bc, after a siege of three years. Pop: 123 657 (2001)
  2. /ˈsɪrəˌkjuːs/ a city in central New York State, on Lake Onondaga: site of the capital of the Iroquois federation. Pop: 144 001 (2003 est)
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