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71Sicilian — Kikilia …
72Sicilian Hippopotamus — Taxobox name = Hippopotamus pentlandi status = fossil fossil range = Pleistocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Hippopotamidae genus = Hippopotamus species = † H. pentlandi binomial = †… …
73SICILIAN VESPERS — name given to a massacre of the French in Sicily at the hour of vespers on the eve of Easter Monday in 1282, the signal for the commencement being the first stroke of the vesper bell; the massacre included men and women and children to the… …
74Sicilian Vespers — The uprising in Sicily (q.v.) in March 1282 that thwarted Charles I of Anjou s (q.v.) planned attack on Constantinople (q.v.). Charles s fleet at Messina (q.v.) was destroyed, and with the arrival of Peter III of Aragon (son in law of Manfred… …
75Sicilian mafia — organized crime group in Sicily (Italy) …
76Sicilian Vespers — /səˌsɪliən ˈvɛspəz/ (say suh.sileeuhn vespuhz) noun a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the Sicilians, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282 …
77Sicilian Mafia — noun a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century • Syn: ↑Mafia, ↑Maffia • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act • Hypernyms: ↑ …
78Sicilian pizza — noun pizza made with a thick crust • Hypernyms: ↑pizza, ↑pizza pie …
79sicilian circle — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a blend of square and round dance with an indefinite number of couples who meet in figures and proceed to other vis a vis couples …
80sicilian octave — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a stanza or poem having eight iambic pentameters rhyming abababab …
