Palermo

//pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. 2
    A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. 3
    A former province of Sicily, Italy. historical
  4. 4
    A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A town in Oswego County, New York.
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  5. 10
    A habitational surname

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"As soon as we arrive in Palermo, I'll write to you."

Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.

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