Associations to the word «Syracuse»

Wiktionary

SYRACUSE, proper noun. Province of Sicily, Italy.
SYRACUSE, proper noun. City and port in the province of Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, proper noun. A city in New York state.
SYRACUSE, proper noun. Small municipalities, each with less than 2000 inhabitants, in the American states of Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Utah.
SYRACUSE, proper noun. A type of red wine.

Dictionary definition

SYRACUSE, noun. A city in central New York.
SYRACUSE, noun. A city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC.
SYRACUSE, noun. The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes).
SYRACUSE, noun. The Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse.

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