Syracusan

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.

    "Dionysius...obliged the Syracusans to accept his tokens in place of silver coins."

  2. 2
    A native or inhabitant of the city of Syracuse, New York, United States.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. not-comparable

    "The Syracusan expedition was the deathblow of the Athenian Empire."

  2. 2
    Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, New York, United States. not-comparable

Example

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"It will be recalled that Archimedes amazed the Syracusan general by constructing an apparatus that enabled him, sitting on shore, to drag a ponderous galley from the water."

Etymology

From Syracuse + -an.

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