sicily

1. The Italian region on the island of Sicily (synset 108829067)
   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
2. The largest island in the Mediterranean (synset 108828851)
   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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