English Explanatory Dictionary

Syracuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A former province of Sicily, Italy; abolished in 2015 and replaced by an equivalent administrative entity.
  3. A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
  6. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas.
  7. A minor city in Morgan County, Missouri.
  8. A city in Otoe County, Nebraska.
  9. A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.
  10. Syracuse University (in New York)
  11. A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
  12. A city in Davis County, Utah.
noun
  1. A type of red wine.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Syracuse.wav /ˈsɪɹəkjuːs/ /ˈsɛɹəkjus/

Word forms

Syracuse Syracuses

Etymology

From French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

Derived words

North Syracuse Syracusan Syracusian

Translations

Arabic: سِيرَاكْيُوز Azerbaijani: Sirakuz Belarusian: Сірак'ю́с Bulgarian: Сиракю́з Catalan: Siracusa Chechen: Сиракьюс Chinese Mandarin: 雪城 Chinese Mandarin: 錫拉丘茲 /锡拉丘兹 Czech: Syrakusy Esperanto: Sirakuso Estonian: Sürakuusa Farefare: Sɛrakyusa French: Syracuse Georgian: სირაკიუსი German: Syracuse German: Syrakus Hebrew: סירקיוז Italian: Syracuse Japanese: シラキュース Korean: 시러큐스 Latvian: Sirakjūsa Malagasy: Syracuse Marathi: सिरॅक्यूझ Mohawk: Tsi kahio'tsísto Mohawk: Onontà:ke Polish: Syrakuzy Portuguese: Siracusa Portuguese: Syracuse Punjabi: سائراکیوز Russian: Сиракью́с Serbo-Croatian: Syracuse Serbo-Croatian: Сиракјус Slovak: Syrakúzy Spanish: Siracusa Tajik: Сиракуз Tamil: சிராகூசு Ukrainian: Сірак'ю́с Urdu: سیراکیوز
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