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• sicilian — SICILIÁN, Ă, sicilieni, e, subst., adj. I. 1. s.m. şi f. Locuitor din Sicilia. 2. adj. Care aparţine sicilienilor (I 1) sau Siciliei, privitor la sicilieni sau la Sicilia. 3. adj. (În sintagma) Apărare siciliană = numele unui sistem de apărare la …   Dicționar Român

• Sicilian — Si*cil i*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Sicilian vespers}, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sicilian — Si*cil i*an, n. A native or inhabitant of Sicily. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sicilian — [si sil′yən, si sil′ē ən] adj. of Sicily or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Sicily 2. the variety of Italian spoken in Sicily * * * See Sicily. * * * …   Universalium

• Sicilian — [si sil′yən, si sil′ē ən] adj. of Sicily or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a person born or living in Sicily 2. the variety of Italian spoken in Sicily …   English World dictionary

• Sicilian — Sicily is an autonomous Italian island. The adjectival form Sicilian can also refer to:* Sicilian language * Sicilian Baroque, baroque architecture in 17th 18th centuries on Sicily * Sicilian cart, an ornate, colorful style of horse drawn cart… …   Wikipedia

• Sicilian — [[t]sɪsɪ̱liən[/t]] Sicilians 1) ADJ Sicilian means belonging or relating to Sicily, or to its people or culture. ...the Sicilian village of Corleone. 2) N COUNT A Sicilian is a Sicilian citizen, or a person of Sicilian origin …   English dictionary

• Sicilian — 1. adjective Of or relating to Sicily or its inhabitants. 2. noun a) The language of Sicily. Palmgren was playing white and had opened the Sicilian quite correctly. b) A native of …   Wiktionary

• Sicilian — SICILIENNE, SICILIAN Originally a plain weave fabric, made from silk warp and wool weft, heavy yarns and corded. A light silk fabric has this name, and is very similar to the Mousseline de soie. Yorkshire manufacturers make a cloth under this… …   Dictionary of the English textile terms

• sicilian — a, sicilian, o adj. et n. sicilienne …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

• Sicilian — n. & adj. n. 1 a native of Sicily, an island off the S. coast of Italy. 2 a person of Sicilian descent. adj. of or relating to Sicily. Etymology: L Sicilia Sicily …   Useful english dictionary