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Syracuse.

A placename:

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz//ˈsɪɹəkjuːs//ˈsɛɹəkjus/

  1. A placename: A former province of Sicily, Italy; abolished in 2015 and replaced by an equivalent administrative entity.

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  2. A placename: A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.

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  3. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.

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  4. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas.

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  5. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Morgan County, Missouri.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Otoe County, Nebraska.

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  7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.

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  8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York. Ellipsis of Syracuse University (in New York).

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  9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.

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  10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Davis County, Utah.

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  11. A habitational surname from Italian.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

noun/ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz//ˈsɪɹəkjuːs//ˈsɛɹəkjus/

  1. A type of red wine.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

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