— Sicilian /si sil"yeuhn, -sil"ee euhn/ , adj. , n.
/sis"euh lee/ , n.
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 4,909,996; 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Cap.: Palermo. Italian, Sicilia . Ancient, Sicilia, Trinacria .