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Sicilian Defense

Sicilian Defense is the US standard spelling of Sicilian Defence.

Meaning of Sicilian Defence

Proper noun

Sicilian Defence

  1. A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black king's bishop's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.

Questions about Sicilian Defense

What is Sicilian Defense the US standard spelling of?
Sicilian Defense is the US standard spelling of Sicilian Defence.

Words near Sicilian Defense in the dictionary

  1. Sicilia
  2. Sicilian
  3. Sicilian code
  4. Sicilian codes
  5. Sicilian Defence
  6. Sicilian Defense
  7. Sicilian Italian
  8. Sicilian Italians
  9. Sicilian necktie
  10. Sicilian neckties
  11. Sicilian Vespers

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