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trinacria

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Tri⋅na⋅cri⋅a

  [tri-ney-kree-uh, -nak-ree-uh, trahy-]
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–noun
an ancient name of Sicily.
Related forms:
Tri⋅na⋅cri⋅an, adjective

Sic⋅i⋅ly

  [sis-uh-lee]
–noun
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.

Related forms:
Si⋅cil⋅ian  [si-sil-yuhn, -sil-ee-uhn] , adjective, noun
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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.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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