[
US
/sɪˈsɪɫiən/
]
NOUN
- a resident of Sicily
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily
the Sicilian Mafia
How To Use Sicilian In A Sentence
- The following brief passage mentions the Sicilian Greek city of Segesta's alliance with Carthage against the Sicilian Greek city of Akragas (Girgenti) in 409 B.C., then briefly describes who bears most responsibility for the destruction of Sicily's Greek architecture. Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily by David Randall-MacIver (1931)
- After the almost funereal beginning of the first movement, the clarinets introduce a lyric second theme, which is treated in the graceful manner of a siciliana. NPR Topics: News
- The scent is composed around the essence of sandalwood with a hint of ginger, with top notes of Calabrian bergamot, Sicilian mandarin and Tunisian neroli.
- The depictions of birds and flowers were executed in precious materials including lapis lazuli, agate, Sicilian red and green jasper, chalcedony, amethyst and quartz as well as superb hard stones.
- Beautiful materials are used: in the podium the concrete beams are clad in mullions of black Argentine granite enclosing fillets of white Sicilian marble.
- The strongest influence on its native cuisine is Sicilian, although traditional grilled chops and other British specialties are popular, too.
- I'd had lots of friends and classmates back in my high school days who'd seemed a lot like him: the grandkids of Italian and Sicilian immigrants, they were smiling and open-hearted, spunky and pugnacious.
- The pizza that people were calling grandma looked like a thin Sicilian slice. Flatiron Lunch: Forget the Pizza, Maffei’s Baked Stuffed Fish is Where It’s At | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
- One of the highlights is the Sicilian baroque ballroom with its Murano glass chandeliers. Times, Sunday Times
- Sicilian marquetry furniture is immediately recognizable by the rosettes with eight petals, similar to the quatrefoil of Genoa and the star of Naples.