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an 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). Capital: Palermo.

Italian, Sicilia.

Ancient, Sicilia, Trinacria.

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Si·cil·ian

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An island of southern Italy in the Mediterranean Sea west of the southern end of the Italian peninsula. It was colonized from the eighth century B.C. by Greeks, who displaced the earlier Phoenician settlers. The next conquerors were Carthaginians, who in turn were conquered by Romans in the third century B.C. After a succession of other rulers the island came under the control of the Normans in the 11th century A.D. and formed the nucleus of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consisting of Sicily and southern Italy. The island continued to change hands until a later kingdom was conquered by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860 and became part of unified Italy.

Si·cil'ian (sĭ-sĭl'yən) adj. & n.

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Sicily

island off the southern tip of Italy, from L. Sicilia, from Gk. Sikelia, from Sikeloi (pl.) "Sicilians," from the name of an ancient people on the Tiber, whence part of them emigrated to the island that was named for them.

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sicily
noun
1.	the Italian region on the island of Sicily
2.	the largest island in the Mediterranean

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Sicily

Island in southern Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, separated from the Italian mainland by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its capital is Palermo.

Note: It is the largest Mediterranean island.

[Chapter:] World Geography

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Sicily Island, LA (village, FIPS 70245) Location: 31.84970 N, 91.65922 W
Population (1990): 421 (198 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71368

Sicily, IL Zip code(s): 62558

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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