Syracuse
//ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of red wine. uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; A former province of Sicily, Italy; abolished in 2015 and replaced by an equivalent administrative entity. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Morgan County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Otoe County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.; Syracuse University (in New York) countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Davis County, Utah. countable, uncountable
- 11 A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable
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More examples"Syracuse is one of the biggest and most beautiful cities of Sicily."
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.
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