English Explanatory Dictionary

Sicilian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.
name
  1. The language of Sicily.
  2. A sub-age from 0.781 to 0.26 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Sicily, <.
  2. Any chess opening that starts 1 e4 c5.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈsɪlɪən/ /sɪˈsɪljən/ en-us-Sicilian.ogg

Word forms

Sicilian Sicilians

Etymology

From Latin Sicilia + -an. By surface analysis, Sicily + -an.

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Sicilian terms

Derived words

Anti-Sicilian Sicilian code Sicilianism Sicilian Italian Sicilianization Sicilianness
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