SICILIAN

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



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CLINGFISH

(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.


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