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SIRACUSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Siracusa mean?
• SIRACUSA (noun)
The noun SIRACUSA has 1 sense:
1. a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
Familiarity information: SIRACUSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Siracusa; Syracuse
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Siracusa" is a part of...):
Sicilia; Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)
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