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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sic•i•ly (sis′ə lē),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesan island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 4,909,996; 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Cap.: Palermo. Italian, Sicilia. Ancient, Sicilia, Trinacria.
Si•cil•ian (si sil′yən, -sil′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Sicily /ˈsɪsɪlɪ/ n - the largest island in the Mediterranean, separated from the tip of SW Italy by the Strait of Messina: administratively an autonomous region of Italy; settled by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians before the Roman conquest of 241 bc; under Normans (12th–13th centuries); formed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with Naples in 1815; mountainous and volcanic. Capital: Palermo. Pop: 4 972 124 (2003 est). Area: 25 460 sq km (9830 sq miles)
Latin names: Sicilia, Trinacria
Italian name: Sicilia
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