Sicilian
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily; “the Sicilian Mafia”
Sicilian
(noun) a resident of Sicily
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Si*cil"i*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants. Sicilian vespers, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers.
Si*cil"i*an, n.
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Sicily.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
