Sicily
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σίκελος (Síkelos, “Sicel”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sicily (plural Sicilies) (see usage notes below)
- The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, politically part of Italy and thus of Southern Europe, but geographically also close to Africa, and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
- An autonomous region of the Italian Republic, officially named Regione Siciliana (Sicilian Region).
Usage notesEdit
- English proper nouns ending in y usually add an s to form their plural (as in Germanys and Marys). Sicily is an exception to this pattern, as in Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. For more, see
English plurals § Plurals of nouns in -y on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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TranslationsEdit
island in the Mediterranean Sea
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