SICULI

Meaning of SICULI in English

ˈsikyəˌlī noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sikeloi

: an ancient people occupying part of the island of Sicily

• si·cu·li·an siˈkyülēən adjective or noun , usually capitalized

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SICULI — English Sicels, Greek Sikeloi ancient Sicilian tribe that occupied the eastern part of Sicily. Old tales related that the Siculi …
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SICULIAN — adjective or noun see siculi
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SICULAN — I. ˈsikyələn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin sicul us siculan (from Siculus Sicel, from Greek Sikelos ) + English …
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SICEL — ˈsikəl, -isəl noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Sikelos 1. : one of the Siculi 2. : the Italic language …
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TAORMINA — Latin Tauromenium, town, Messina province, eastern Sicily, Italy, on a hill rising almost perpendicularly from the sea at the foot …
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SYRACUSE — city, seat (1827) of Onondaga county, central New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Lake Onondaga, midway …
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SICEL LANGUAGE — language spoken by the ancient Siculi (Sicels) in Italy and Sicily. The language is known from four inscriptions dating from …
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SICANI — English Sicans according to ancient Greek writers, the aboriginal inhabitants of western Sicily, as opposed to the Siculi of eastern …
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SEA PEOPLE — any of the groups of aggressive seafarers who invaded eastern Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus, and Egypt toward the end of …
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MODICA — Latin Motyca, or Mutyca, town, Ragusa provincia, southeastern Sicily, Italy, at the confluence of two mountain torrents on the south …
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LEONTINI — ancient Greek town of southeastern Sicily, 22 miles northwest of Syracuse. Originally held by the Sicels (Siculi), its command of …
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ENNA — Latin Enna, or Henna, city, capital of Enna provincia, central Sicily, Italy, on a plateau dominating the valley of the …
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DUCETIUS — died c. 440 BC a Hellenized leader of the Siculi, an ancient people of Sicily, who for a short time …
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CENTURIPE — town, Enna provincia, east-central Sicily, Italy. The town lies at an elevation of 2,402 feet (732 m) on a ridge …
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ITALUS — [Roman] An ancient Italian hero, the son of Penelope and Telegonus. He was king of the Oenotrians or of the …
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СИЦИЛИЯ — остров в Средиземном море; Италия. Название Сицилия (Sicilia) от этнонима сикулы (siculi), одного из племен, в древности населявших этот остров. …
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