Related Searches
on Ask.com
Browse Nearby Entries
Palermo
5 dictionary results for: Palermo
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Pa·ler·mo 
[puh-lur-moh, -lair-; It. pah-ler-maw] Pronunciation Key
[puh-lur-moh, -lair-; It. pah-ler-maw] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part. 675,501. |
—Related forms
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Pa·ler·mo
(pə-lûr'mō, -lâr'-, pä-lěr'-) Pronunciation Key
A city of northwest Sicily, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Founded by Phoenicians c. eighth century B.C., it later became a Carthaginian military base and was conquered by Rome in 254-253. The Arabs held the city from A.D. 831 until 1072, when it became capital of the independent kingdom of Sicily (until 1194). Population: 671,000. |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| palermo | |
noun | |
| the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Palermo [(puh-lair-moh, puh-lur-moh)]
Palermo [(puh-lair-moh, puh-lur-moh)]
City in northwest Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea; capital of Sicily.
Note: Palermo's convenient location has made it an important port for trans-Mediterranean shipping for three thousand years. Settled by Phoenicia in the eighth century b.c., it has come under the influence of many civilizations, including the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. It has also come under the control of the Arabs and the French. Palermo has long been a center for art and architecture.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Palermo, CA (CDP, FIPS 55086) Location: 39.43666 N, 121.53054 W
Population (1990): 5260 (2015 housing units)
Area: 102.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95968
Palermo, ME Zip code(s): 04354
Palermo, ND (city, FIPS 60620) Location: 48.33828 N, 102.22852 W
Population (1990): 95 (60 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58769
Palermo, WV Zip code(s): 25546
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Share This:
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.