syracuse

English Thesaurus

1. the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

domain region	:	sicilia, sicily,
definition	:	the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)

2. the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

domain region	:	sicilia, sicily,
definition	:	the largest island in the Mediterranean (noun.location)

3. a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	city, metropolis, urban center,
definition	:	a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location)

part meronym	:	sicilia, sicily,
definition	:	the Italian region on the island of Sicily (noun.location)

4. a city in central New York (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	city, metropolis, urban center,
definition	:	a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location)

part meronym	:	empire state, new york, new york state, ny,
definition	:	a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies (noun.location)