Syracusian
Syracusian adjective: of or relating to Syracuse.
Adjective
Syracusian (comparative more Syracusian, superlative most Syracusian)
- Of or relating to Syracuse.
- They've identified a reference to the ancient Syracusian practice of banishment known as petalism, and what may or may not be a reference to efilism, a branch of the antinatalist philosophical position advanced by Schopenhauer, but what any of that has to do with the lyrics' subsequent allusions to...2014 July 24, Alexis Petridis, “Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty review – spectacular, way-out hip-hop”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2014
Noun
Syracusian (plural Syracusians)
- A native or resident of Syracuse.
- These sambucae would only be able to attack where the rocky coast was deep enough to allow it to come right up to the seawall, so that they could lean their ladders against the wall, allowing Roman troops to assault by escalade. Surrounding the sambucae were the quinqueremes with archers and...2017, Larrie D. Ferreiro, “Archimedes the Military Engineer”, in Chris Rorres, editor, Archimedes in the 21st Century: Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical...
Forms of Syracusian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Syracusian |
| superlative | most Syracusian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Syracusians |
Origin of Syracusian
From Syracuse + -ian.
Questions about Syracusian
- What does Syracusian mean?
- Syracusian means of or relating to Syracuse.
- What part of speech is Syracusian?
- Syracusian can be an adjective or a noun.
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