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Definition of Palermo

1. Noun. The capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years.

Definition of Palermo

1. Proper noun. A province of Sicily, Italy. ¹

2. Proper noun. The capital city of the province of Palermo and of Sicily. ¹

3. Proper noun. A district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palermo

Literary usage of Palermo

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

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"General Filangieri retook palermo fourteen months later; and finally, Garibaldi overthrew the ... Christianity was preached at an early date in palermo. ..."

2. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"By starting with tbe early train (about 5.30am) from palermo, travellers may easily visit tbe temple of Segesta and then proceed in the afternoon to ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"more closely connected with palermo is the church of San Spirito, ... The museum of palermo, the richest in the island, has been transferred from the ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"palermo, 1607. Rouen, 1649. Lyon? 1697, fol. tion of the Kingdom of Sicily. ... palermo, 1726,410. Voyage aux liles Lipari, fait en 1781, ou notice fur les ..."

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