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sicily

Noun

is an instance of: italian region - Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes

member holonym: sicilian - a resident of Sicily
has:
- aegadean islands, aegadean isles, aegates, egadi islands, isole egadi - a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
- messina - a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
- siracusa, syracuse - a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
- palermo - the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
- acragas, agrigento - a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
- etna, mount etna, mt etna - an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
is a part of: italia, italian republic, italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

same as: sicilia
domain member region:
- cape passero, passero - a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719)
- siege of syracuse, syracuse - the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
- siege of syracuse, syracuse - the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

has: cape passero, passero cape - a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily

is a part of: mediterranean, mediterranean sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

same as: sicilia

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