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SICILIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sicilian" is a kind of...):
Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sicilian"):
mafioso (a member of the Sicilian Mafia)
Holonyms ("Sicilian" is a member of...):
Sicilia; Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)
Derivation:
Sicilian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily
Example:
the Sicilian Mafia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)
Derivation:
Sicilian (a resident of Sicily)
Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean)