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.
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Syracusan
Synonyms for "syracusan"
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Translations
13 translations across 5 languages.
German
3 entries- syrakusisch adj (of, from or relating to Syracuse, Italy)
- Syrakuser noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
- Syrakuserin noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
Italian
3 entries- siracusano adj (of, from or relating to Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusana noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusano noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
Polish
1 entries- syrakuzański adj (of, from or relating to Syracuse, Italy)
Portuguese
3 entries- siracusano adj (of, from or relating to Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusana noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusano noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
Spanish
3 entries- siracusano adj (of, from or relating to Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusana noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
- siracusano noun (person from Syracuse, Italy)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Syracusan expedition was the deathblow of the Athenian Empire.
Source: wiktionary
Dionysius...obliged the Syracusans to accept his tokens in place of silver coins.
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