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Definition of Syracuse

1. Noun. A city in central New York.

2. Noun. A city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC.

3. Noun. The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes).

4. Noun. The Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse.

Definition of Syracuse

1. n. A red wine of Italy.

Definition of Syracuse

1. Proper noun. Province of Sicily, Italy. ¹

2. Proper noun. City and port in the province of Syracuse. ¹

3. Proper noun. A city in New York state. ¹

4. Proper noun. Small municipalities, each with less than 2000 inhabitants, in the American states of Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Utah. ¹

5. Proper noun. A type of red wine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syracuse

Synentognathi Synercus Synercus caffer Synge Syngnathidae Syngnathus Syngnathus hildebrandi Syngonium Synodontidae Synoptic

Synoptics Synthol Syntyche Syracusan Syracusans Syracuse (current term) Syrah Syrette Syria Syriac

Syriacism Syriacisms Syriacs Syrian Syrian Arab Republic Syrian bean caper Syrian bear Syrian hamster Syrian monetary unit Syrian pound

Literary usage of Syracuse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1830)
"The soldiers opposed this with violent menaces ; and the two generals sent expresses to Syracuse, to inform the senate of what hail passed. SECTION II. ..."

2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1879)
"INNER Syracuse. THE last stage of our present Sicilian journey leads us, ... Syracuse, the great city, the city of many cities—so called by Pindar in that ..."

3. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1845)
"The soldiers opposed tliis with violent menaces ; and the two generals sent expresses to Syracuse, to inform the senate of what ha<t passed. ..."

4. Digest of the United States Supreme Court Reports: U. S. Vols. 1-206. L. Ed ...by United States Supreme Court by United States Supreme Court (1908)
"Syracuse Water Co. v. Syracuse (mem. 154 US 519, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 1153, 38: 1077, Dismissing Writ of Error to 116 NY 167, 5 LRA 546, 22 NE 381). ..."

5. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"The oldest part of Syracuse was in the small island Ortygia, which separates the large harbour in the south from a much smaller one on the north. ..."

6. A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great by John Bagnell Bury (1913)
"Carthage paid the lord of Syracuse 2000 talents as a war indemnity, but this was a small treasury FlG. 89.—Coin of Syracuse, fifth century. ..."

7. A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great by John Bagnell Bury (1900)
"Carthage paid the lord of Syracuse 2ooo talents as a war indemnity, but this was a small treasury FlG. 89.—Coin of Syracuse, fifth century. ..."

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