Meaning of Sicania | Babel Free
[sɪˈkaː.ni.a]Definitions
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Sicania (an ancient region of Sicily, in modern Italy) declension-1
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Sicily, Trinacria (an island south of and belonging to modern Italy) declension-1
Examples
“Sicaniam repetit, dumque omnia lustrat eundo, / venit et ad Cyanen.”
She returned to Sicily, and while crossing it from end to end, she came to Cyane.
“Verum ante omnes claritate Sicilia, Sicania Thucydidi dicta, Trinacria pluribus aut Trinacia a triangula specie...”
But before all the islands of the Mediterranean in renown stands Sicily, called by Thucydides Sicania and by a good many authors Triuacria or Trinacia from its triangular shape...
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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