Sicilian

See also: sicilian

English

Etymology

From Latin Sicilia + -an.[1] By surface analysis, Sicily + -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈsɪlɪən/, /sɪˈsɪljən/
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  • Homophone: caecilian

Adjective

Sicilian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Sicily or its inhabitants.

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Proper noun

Sicilian

  1. The language of Sicily.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Sicilian terms

Further reading

Noun

Sicilian (plural Sicilians)

  1. A native of Sicily.
  2. Any chess opening that starts 1 e4 c5.

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References

  1. John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “Sicilian, a. and n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

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