Syracusan

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Syracuse +‎ -an

Adjective[edit]

Syracusan (not comparable)

  1. Of or belonging to Syracuse, a city in Sicily, Italy, or of the city of Syracuse in central New York State.
    Ex. The Syracusan expedition was the deathblow of the Athenian Empire. (John Buchan).

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Noun[edit]

Syracusan (plural Syracusans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Syracuse, Sicily, or of Syracuse, New York.
    Ex. Dionysius...obliged the Syracusans to accept his tokens in place of silver coins. (William Stanley Jevons)

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