Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Sicily, Italy, on the Ionian Sea south-southeast of Catania. Founded by colonists from Corinth in the eighth century BC, it reached the height of its power in the fifth century but fell to the Romans in 212.
  • A city of central New York east-southeast of Rochester. Established as an Onondagan trading post near a large salt deposit, it became a major saltworks in the 1800s and is now the site of Syracuse University.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A red wine of Italy.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Etymologies

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Συρακοῦσαι (Surakousai).

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Examples

  • SYRACUSE - VILLANOVA TO MAKE NCAA HISTORY According to SUathletics. com, the official website of Syracuse University athletics, the Saturday, February 27 game between Syracuse and Villanova at the Carrier Dome is already a sell out.

    BallHype - Top Sports News, Videos, and Blogs 2010

  • SYRACUSE -- When Wes Johnson was asked what he thought Syracuse fans would remember most about him, he chose personality over performance.

    theithacajournal.com - 2010

  • SYRACUSE -- It is a growing March tradition in Syracuse.

    NBC3 - Local News 2010

  • SYRACUSE -- The sixth-ranked Syracuse women's lacrosse team jumped out to an early lead, scoring the first six goals of the game, on its way to a 16-7 victory against No. 12 Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 21 in the Carrier Dome.

    NBC3 - Local News 2010

  • SYRACUSE, N.Y. - For the third consecutive season, sixth-ranked Syracuse posted a victory in its BIG EAST opener, defeating Rutgers, 17-10, on Sunday, March, 28 in the Carrier Dome.

    SUAthletics.com Latest Stories 2010

  • SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After playing two home games outside of the Carrier Dome due to the NCAA basketball tournament, the Syracuse women's lacrosse team returned indoors Sunday and opened Big East play with a 17-10 win over Rutgers.

    TOP STORIES - YNN, Your News Now 2010

  • SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After playing two home games outside of the Carrier Dome due to the NCAA basketball tournament, the Syracuse women's lacrosse team returned indoors Sunday and opened Big East play with a 17-10 win over Rutgers.

    TOP STORIES - YNN, Your News Now 2010

  • SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse women's basketball team (18-7, 5-7) will attempt to break a two-game slide when it travels to -/rv Rutgers (15-11, 7-5) on Sunday, February 21 at

    SUAthletics.com Latest Stories 2010

  • SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After playing two home games outside of the Carrier Dome due to the NCAA basketball tournament, the Syracuse women's lacrosse team returned indoors Sunday and opened Big East play with a 17-10 win over Rutgers.

    TOP STORIES - YNN, Your News Now 2010

  • SYRACUSE -- Next week, thousands of fans, from potentially all over the country, will be coming to Syracuse so, local hotels are already mobilizing.

    NBC3 - Local News Lila Carney 2010

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