Sicily
/ˈsɪsɪli/
Sicily proper noun: the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
Proper noun
Sicily (plural Sicilies)
- The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
- Synonym of Kingdom of Sicily, a former kingdom controlling the island and some of southern Italy in the medieval and early modern period
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of Sicily
- Synonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom controlling southern Italy and claiming sovereignty over the island in the early modern period
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of Naples
- Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom controlling the island and most of southern Italy in the 19th century
- Synonyms:
- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Sicily meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Sicily in Hindi
- island in the Mediterranean Sea
- सिसिली sisilī
Sicily in Tamil
- island in the Mediterranean Sea
- சிசிலி cicili
Sicily in Marathi
- island in the Mediterranean Sea
- सिसिली sisilī, सिचिल्या sicilyā
Sicily in Urdu
- island in the Mediterranean Sea
- صقلیہ
More languagesFewer languages
- Sicily in Bengali
- সিসিলি śiśili, সিকিল্লি śikilli
- Sicily in Telugu
- సిసిలీ sisilī
- Sicily in Malayalam
- സിസിലി sisili
- Sicily in Punjabi
- ਸਿਚੀਲੀਆ sicīlīā
- Sicily in Tagalog
- Sisily
- Sicily in Arabic
- صِقِلِّيَّة ṣiqilliyya
- Sicily in Indonesian
- Sisilia
- Sicily in Persian
- سیسیل sisil, صقلیه seqelliyye
- Sicily in Thai
- ซิซิลี sí-sí-lee
Synonyms of Sicily
Forms of Sicily
| plural | Sicilies |
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Origin of Sicily
From Middle English Sicilie, Sicilye, from Old English Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σίκελος (Síkelos, “Sicel”). Doublet of Sicilia.
Words formed from Sicily
Phrases with Sicily
Questions about Sicily
- What does Sicily mean?
- Sicily means the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
- What is Sicily in Hindi?
- Sicily in Hindi is सिसिली (sisilī). See Sicily meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sicily?
- Sicily is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sicily?
- Sicily is pronounced /ˈsɪsɪli/.
Words near Sicily in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Sicily (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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