sicilia
English Thesaurus
1. the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | island, |
| definition | : | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | cape passero, passero cape, |
| definition | : | a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | cape passero, passero, |
| definition | : | a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | siege of syracuse, syracuse, |
| definition | : | the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse (noun.act) |
| domain member region | : | siege of syracuse, syracuse, |
| definition | : | the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) (noun.act) |
2. the Italian region on the island of Sicily (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | italian region, |
| definition | : | Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | messina, |
| definition | : | a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | siracusa, syracuse, |
| definition | : | a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | palermo, |
| definition | : | the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | acragas, agrigento, |
| definition | : | a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | etna, mount etna, mt etna, |
| definition | : | an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet) (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | italia, italian republic, italy, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | sicilian, |
| definition | : | a resident of Sicily (noun.person) |
3. the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)
| derivation | : | sicilian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | sicilian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily (adj.pert) |
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