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Sic•i•ly
Pronunciation: (sis'u-lē), [key]—
n.
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 4,909,996; 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km).
Cap.: Palermo. Italian,
Sicilia. Ancient,
Sicilia, Trinacria. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.