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Sicily

si·cily

UK/ˈsɪsɪli/ US/ˈsɪsəli/ fairly common

noun

1.

the Italian region on the island of Sicily

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2.

the largest island in the Mediterranean

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Origin

From Middle English Sicilie, Sicilye, from Old English Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σίκελος (Síkelos, “Sicel”). Doublet of Sicilia.

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