Sicily
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Sicily
- /ˈsɪsɪli/
- /ˈsɪsəli/
Sounds like cicely
Where it comes from
From Middle English Sicilie, Sicilye, from Old English Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σίκελος (Síkelos, “Sicel”). Doublet of Sicilia.
proper noun Sicilies
- The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
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Synonym of Kingdom of Sicily, a former kingdom controlling the island and some of southern Italy in the medieval and early modern period
Similar: Kingdom of Sicily
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Synonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom controlling southern Italy and claiming sovereignty over the island in the early modern period
Similar: Kingdom of Naples
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Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom controlling the island and most of southern Italy in the 19th century
Similar: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sicilia, naples, sicilian, anzio, trinacria, sicile, sicil, siciliana, lampedusa, lipari, salina, lipari islands, aegadian islands, malta island, majorca, etna
Translations
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name island in the Mediterranean Sea
| Español | Sicilia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시칠리아 Sichillia |
| 日本語 | シチリア Shichiria, シチリア州 Shichiria-shū, シチリア島 Shichiria-tō, シシリー Shishirī, シシリー島 Shishirī-tō |
| 中文 | 西西里 Xixīlǐ |
| हिन्दी | सिसिली sisilī |
| Kiswahili | Sisilia |
| Português | Sicília |
| Français | Sicile |
| Deutsch | Sizilien |
| Italiano | Sicilia |
| Ελληνικά | Σικελία Sikelía |
| Română | Sicilia |
| Русский | Сици́лия Sicílija |
| العربية | صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyya |
| עברית | סִיצִילְיָה |
Talk about this word "Sicily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sicily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sicily. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sicily "Sicily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sicily.Cite this
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title = {Sicily},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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