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Palermo

/pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/

Palermo proper noun: a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.

Proper noun

Palermo

  1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. (historical) A former province of Sicily, Italy.
  4. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  7. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  8. A town in Oswego County, New York.
  9. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  10. A habitational surname

Palermo meaning in Marathi and Arabic

Palermo in Marathi

city
पालेर्मो pālermo
metropolitan city
पालेर्मो pālermo
district of Buenos Aires
पालेर्मो pālermo

Palermo in Arabic

city
بَالِيرْمُو bālīrmū, بَلَرْم balarm
metropolitan city
بَالِيرْمُو bālīrmū

Origin of Palermo

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.

Questions about Palermo

What does Palermo mean?
Palermo means a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
What is Palermo in Marathi?
Palermo in Marathi is पालेर्मो (pālermo). See Palermo meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Palermo?
Palermo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Palermo?
Palermo is pronounced /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/.

Words near Palermo in the dictionary

  1. paleozoology
  2. paler
  3. Palerang
  4. Palermitan
  5. Palermitans
  6. Palermo
  7. palermoite
  8. pales
  9. pales in comparison
  10. pales into insignificance
  11. palesie

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